In Paris, France's BEA air accident investigation agency said data from the jet's cockpit voice recorder has been successfully downloaded. The BEA also issued a photo showing the recorder intact but dented by the impact of the plane's crash into a field minutes after take-off from Addis Ababa. one of the two black box recorders of the Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX which crashed minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa airport on March 10. Flight data has already indicated some similarities with a crash by the same model of plane during a Lion Air flight in October. Boeing plans to release upgraded software for the 737 MAX in a week to 10 days, sources familiar with the matter said.

Source: Ethiopian News March 16, 2019 20:37 UTC