Investigators have determined that an anti-stall system automatically activated before an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max jet plunged into the ground, the Wall Street Journal reported citing people briefed on the matter. The Wall Street Journal reported the preliminary results of the Ethiopia investigation, citing unidentified people that it said were briefed on the probe. The 737 Max 8 has been grounded worldwide due to the crashes as Boeing works on an update to its software to make the planes safer. The MCAS system is designed to automatically point the nose of the jets down if it senses potential for a loss of lift, or aerodynamic stall. The system also makes the Max fly similarly to older generations of Boeing's 737, negating the need for a lot of added pilot training.

Source: Ethiopian News March 29, 2019 15:56 UTC