ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- The 2019 crash of Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-8 Max airplane which killed 157 people was caused by a faulty safety feature, said Ethiopian authorities in its final report on Friday. A final report on the accident concluded nothing was wrong before takeoff, and the crash was due to a safety feature failure, said Dagmawit Moges, Ethiopian minister of transport and logistics. Moges noted that the final report was built upon the preliminary and interim reports that were released before. The incident prompted Ethiopia's flag carrier, along with many other airlines worldwide, to ground Boeing 737 MAX jets. In February, the Ethiopian flag carrier flew its Boeing 737 MAX jet for the first time since the tragic incident.

Source: Ethiopian News December 25, 2022 03:09 UTC