Initial analysis of the crashed Ethiopian Airlines plane's black box data shows a "clear similarity" to data from the Lion Air crash five months ago, an official said. The Ethiopian Airlines disaster which occurred last week near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, claimed 157 lives in a crash which left no survivors. The Lion Air crash in October 2019 occurred in Indonesia, killing all 189 people on board. "The black box has been found in good condition," she said. According to the US Federal Aviation Administration, tracking data for both flights showed similar erratic altitude changes, possibly indicating that the pilots struggled to control their aircraft.

Source: Ethiopian News March 18, 2019 10:07 UTC