It remained the deadliest accident involving the Boeing 737 Next Generation model until Lion Air Flight 610, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, the latest version of the 737 Next Generation model, crashed in 2018 with 189 deaths. Ethiopian Airways flight 320, also involving a MAX 8, joins the list of fatal accidents involving Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft. From 1974, fatal accidents involving a Boeing aircraft totalled 232, significantly outstripping other significant manufacturers – Embraer standing at 92 and Airbus, 30. The diagram below shows the same aircraft model accidents and service period. Hence, the probability of the same aircraft model crash happening within one year of service and resulting from a manufacturing defect is high - therefore, odds are stacked against Boeing on the Ethiopia Airlines crash.

Source: Daily Nation March 14, 2019 13:13 UTC