this morning, led to this decision.”Pilots struggled to control the plane within minutesShortly after takeoff from Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, the captain of the Ethiopian Airlines jetliner reported “flight control problems” to air traffic control. The pilot’s alert was reported Wednesday by a spokesman for the airline, Asrat Begashaw; the airline’s chief executive, Tewolde GebreMariam, had made similar remarks to CNN the day before. Mr. Begashaw said the control tower had granted the crew’s request to return to the airport, but the plane crashed three minutes later, killing all aboard. The disclosure added to suggestions that the plane had not responded to intended actions by the pilots. Mr. Begashaw declined to specify what control problems might have led to the crash on Sunday, which killed all 157 people aboard.

Source: New York Times March 14, 2019 07:07 UTC