Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Debris from Ethiopian Airlines flight 302The boss of Ethiopian Airlines said he still "believes in Boeing" in spite of a crash involving the US firm's 737 Max plane which killed 157 people. Tewolde Gebremariam said: "Despite the tragedy, Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines will continue to be linked well into the future." In a statement outlining the close ties between the Ethiopian and US airline industries, Mr Tewolde said: "Let me be clear: Ethiopian Airlines believes in Boeing. Ethiopian Airlines also has an additional 25 Max 737 aircraft on order with Boeing, after taking delivery of five of the planes. All Boeing 737 Max planes are grounded.

Source: Ethiopian News March 25, 2019 17:03 UTC