Both planes were Boeing 737 MAX 8s, and both crashed minutes after take-off after pilots reported flight control problems. Investigators are trying to determine why the aircraft plunged into a field shortly after take off from Addis Ababa, searching for possible similarities to an October Lion Air crash that killed 189 people. There were clear similarities between the two crashes so far," Ethiopian transport ministry spokesman Muse Yiheyis said. The Seattle Times reported that Boeing's safety analysis of a new flight control system on 737 MAX jets had several crucial flaws. The spokesman said the FAA concluded that MCAS on 737 MAX met all certification and regulatory requirements.

Source: bd News24 March 18, 2019 04:07 UTC