The Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed just minutes after takeoff in March 2019Addis Ababa (AFP) – Ethiopian Airlines is set Tuesday to operate the Boeing 737 MAX for the first time since a crash nearly three years ago killed all 157 people on board and triggered the global grounding of the aircraft. State-owned Ethiopian Airlines, the jewel of the economy of Africa's second most populous country, had long said it would be the last carrier to use the single-aisle jets again. In a statement to AFP, the airline said the decision to resume 737 MAX flights came after "intense recertification" by regulators in the United States, the European Union, China and Ethiopia. 2019 Ethiopia Airlines crash Laurence CHU AFPA first passenger flight will take place on Tuesday, the airline has said, without giving details. The victims of the Flight 302 crash, the worst in Ethiopia's history, hailed from more than 30 countries.

Source: Ethiopian News February 01, 2022 04:21 UTC