PARIS — Investigators have started studying the cockpit voice recorder of the crashed Ethiopian Airlines jet. The French air accident investigation agency BEA tweeted that technical work on the recorder began Saturday. The recorders, also known as black boxes, were sent to France because the BEA has extensive expertise in analyzing such devices. Experts from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and the plane’s manufacturer Boeing are among those involved in the investigation. Local media report that it may take six months to identify the victims’ remains, although death certificates should be issued in two weeks.

Source: Ethiopian News March 16, 2019 13:07 UTC