A day after the CEO of Ethiopian Airlines issued a statement outlining its response to a major crash of one of its planes, the airplane manufacturer replied. In a statement published Tuesday, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg said the tragedy doesn't define the African airline or the aviation industry, and echoed Ethiopian's message that the two companies will continue to work together. On Monday, Ethiopian CEO Tewolde Gebremariam issued a statement entitled "Ethipoian Airlines is The New Spirit of Africa," in which Gebremariam outlined the company's cooperation with investigators and its commitment to continue working with Boeing and U.S. aviation. He also said pilots that worked for Ethiopian had the proper training to fly the Boeing 737 Max planes. The airline owns simulators to help pilots train on the Boeing 737 Max, which has software installed that requires new training.

Source: Ethiopian News March 26, 2019 20:03 UTC