In interviews, CEO of Ethiopian Airlines comments on speculations and rumoursImage Credit:The black boxes from Sunday's plane crash in Ethiopia could be sent to a "closer country in Europe" rather than the United States for analysis, the chief executive officer of Ethiopian Airlines told CNN on Wednesday. Asked whether the voice and data recorders from Flight ET 302, which crashed outside Addis Ababa killing all 157 people on board, would be taken to the United States, Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde GebreMariam said it had not been decided. CEO of Ethiopian Airlines Tewolde GebreMariamHe added: "It could also be sent to a closer country in Europe in the interest of proximity and in the interest of speed." The pilots of the doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight told air traffic control they were having “flight control problems” before the crash, GebreMariam told CNN’s Richard Quest on Tuesday. In Ethiopia, which lacks forensic expertise, Ethiopian Airlines said the black box voice and data recorders recovered on Monday would be sent overseas for analysis.

Source: Ethiopian News March 13, 2019 10:25 UTC