An anti-stalling system is reported to have activated in the Boeing 737 Max plane, resulting in the crash which claimed 157 lives. Circumstances surrounding the fatal crash bear close and significant resemblance to that of a Lion Air flight in Indonesia last October. Just like in the case of the Ethiopian Airlines fligt, the Lion Air plane crashed shortly after take off, claiming 189 lives and raising serious concerns about the Boeing 737 Max series’ safety features. The initial investigation into the October Lion Air crash in Indonesia, which killed all 189 people on board, found that an "angle of attack" (AOA) sensor failed but continued to transmit erroneous information to the MCAS. The pilot tried repeatedly to regain control and pull the nose up, but the plane crashed into the ocean.

Source: Ethiopian News March 31, 2019 09:33 UTC