Investigators into a Boeing 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia that killed 157 people have reached a preliminary conclusion that an anti-stall system was activated before the plane hit the ground, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people briefed on the matter. The newspaper said the preliminary findings from the "black box" recorders were subject to revisions, adding a preliminary report from Ethiopian investigators was expected within days. Investigators looking into a deadly 737 MAX crash in Indonesiain October have also focused on the new anti-stall system, called Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS). On Wednesday, Boeing said a planned software fix would prevent repeated operation of the system that is at the centre of safety concerns. On Wednesday US crew declared an emergency 'performance issue' after taking off in a 737 MAX and returned to the Orlando, Florida airport safely.

Source: Ethiopian News March 29, 2019 07:07 UTC