On Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported that a probe into the Boeing 737 MAX 8’s deadly crash in Ethiopia reached a preliminary conclusion that the plane’s anti-stall system was activated before the jet crashed near Addis Ababa on 10 March. A pilot flying the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 passenger plane, which crashed on 10 March, was heard saying “pitch up, pitch up” just moments before the impact, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports. According to the newspaper, the comment was made as the jet plummeted towards the ground, dropping to an altitude of around 137 metres (450 feet). Last week, media reported that the US Department of Transportation set up a committee to conduct an independent review of the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA)'s certification of the Boeing 737 MAX 8. The tragedy followed a similar deadly crash of a Boeing 737 MAX 8 in Indonesia in late October, in which 189 people were killed.

Source: Ethiopian News April 01, 2019 15:33 UTC