It was not clear what caused the Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 302 to go down in clear weather. Ethiopian Airlines said "the pilot mentioned that he had difficulties and that he wanted to return" to Addis Ababa airport. Renewed questions about Boeing 737 MaxThe accident is likely to renew questions about the Boeing 737 Max. Safety experts warned against comparing the two crashes until more is known about the Sunday crash of the Ethiopian Airlines plane. The Ethiopian 737 Max airplane was new.

Source: Ethiopian News March 10, 2019 20:48 UTC