The independence and transparency of the Ethiopian investigation into the loss of a Boeing 737 MAX on March 10 which killed all 157 aboard has been called into question by one of the world’s leading crash investigators. Former Senior Crash Investigator with the NTSB Greg Feith said that “it is interesting that almost a month after Ethiopian Flight 302 went down, there is still no “official” information regarding the data that was retrieved from the CVR and DFDR, nor has the investigative team from the U.S. been provided with access to “all” of the data.”READ: FAA expects 737 MAX fix in two weeks. “As I discussed a couple of weeks ago on FB and John Goglia talked about on Fox over the weekend, where is the outrage over the fact the Ethiopian government has either withheld or been slow to provide safety-critical information to the NTSB, FAA, and Boeing,” said Feith. Feith, who is now an air safety consultant and commentator, outlines that under ICAO Annex 13, Ethiopia is the State where the accident occurred, thus they are the lead investigative authority. Annex 13, Chapter 5, Section 5.25, “Participation,” basically states, “Participation in the investigation shall confer entitlement to [designated participants such as the Accredited Representative (NTSB) and its technical advisory team (FAA and Boeing)] to participate in all aspects of the investigation, under the control of the investigator-in-charge, in particular to:

Source: Ethiopian News April 02, 2019 07:07 UTC