Experts have pointed out similarities to the crash of an Indonesian Lion Air jet last October, killing 189 passengers and crew. The pilots of the Ethiopian Airlines plane reported similar difficulties before their aircraft plunged into the ground. Boeing came in for criticism after the Lion Air crash for allegedly failing to adequately inform 737 pilots about the functioning of the anti-stalling system. Mr Tewolde told CNN Wednesday there were "significant similarities" between the Lion Air and ET 302 crashes. In a separate interview with BBC, he called for all Boeing 737 MAX models to be grounded.

Source: Daily Nation March 13, 2019 10:07 UTC