- The pilot of the Ethiopian Airlines flight had reported internal control problems and received permission to return. - Indonesia plans to speed up by about a month the release of an investigation report on the Lion Air crash, its transport safety committee said. - Following the Lion Air crash, Boeing said it was preparing a software upgrade for the jets. - A decision will be made by countries about whether and when to lift the grounding of the Boeing jets based on that information. - Ethiopian Airlines said on March 16 that DNA testing of the remains of the passengers may take up to six months.

Source: Ethiopian News March 18, 2019 15:56 UTC