Data from the cockpit voice recorder of the Ethiopian jet that crashed last week killing 157 people, has been successfully downloaded. "He said he had a flight control problem. The Ethiopian flight was set to follow the Standard Instrument Departure (SID) from the airport and followed standard procedure with a first contact just after departure, the source said. Air traffic control granted him permission to turn on the right because to the left is the city," he said. Addis Ababa's runway is at a high elevation of around 7,600 feet, suggesting the doomed jet made it about 3,000 feet into the sky.

Source: Ethiopian News March 16, 2019 20:26 UTC