On Wednesday, Ethiopian’s CEO hinted in an interview that the black box was due to be taken to Europe for analysis given that Ethiopia lacked that expertise. This is a new type of aircraft with a new black box, with new software. Many industry watchers had expected the airline to hand the black box over to the plane manufacturer, Boeing. U.S. govt, regulator finally ground Boeing 737 MAXsThree days after the accident in Ethiopia and in the wake of global ‘blacklisting,’ the United States finally ordered the grounding of all Boeing 737 Max 8 and 9 jets. #FAA statement on the temporary grounding of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft operated by U.S. airlines or in a U.S. territory.

Source: Ethiopian News March 14, 2019 03:00 UTC