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Ethiopia: Finds 'Clear Similarities' Between 2 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Crashes
VOA, 18 March 2019
Flight data recorders of Boeing 737 MAX planes that crashed in Ethiopia and Indonesia show "clear similarities", Ethiopia's transport minister said Sunday as the U.S. maker… Read more »
What You Need to Know in Aftermath of Ethiopian Airlines Crash
A memorial service has been held in Addis Ababa for the 157 people killed in the crash, and the families of the 17 Ethiopian dead were offered a bag of soil from the crash site to bury as most remains were burnt beyond recognition and will take about six months to be identified. According to reports, compensation will calculated by taking into consideration, the age and profession of the deceased. The country's transport minister has also said that the 'similarities' between this crash and Lion Air crash are 'clear'.
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Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airlines Crash Had 'Clear Similarities' With Lion Air Crash
DW, 17 March 2019
Black box data from last weekend's Ethiopian Airlines plane crash has indicated "clear similarities" with October's Lion Air jet crash. The MAX 8 crashed shortly after takeoff,… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Boeing Finalising Software Update for 737 MAX Planes
Boeing, 17 March 2019
March 17, 2019 – Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg issued the following statement regarding the report from Ethiopian Transport Minister Dagmawit Moges… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Ethiopians Hold Mass Funeral for Plane Crash Victims
DW, 17 March 2019
A memorial service has been held in Addis Ababa for the 157 people killed in last week's Ethiopian Airlines crash. Investigators hope the plane's black box recorders will reveal… Read more »
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Kenya: Details of Ethiopian Airlines Planned Payout to Victims' Families
Nairobi News, 17 March 2019
Details of how much families of the victims of the ill-fated Ethiopian Airlines plane which crashed a week ago will be compensated have been revealed. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Why Ethiopian Airlines Has Offered Grieving Plane Crash Victims Soil to Bury
Nairobi News, 17 March 2019
Ethiopian Airlines has offered the grieving families of 157 victims of last Sunday's Boeing 737 Max plane crash sacks of earth to bury in place of their loved ones. Read more »
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Africa: Crash Victims' Families May Sue Boeing - Report
allAfrica, 15 March 2019
The families of the 157 people who died in the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash on Sunday may sue the aircraft manufacturer, Boeing and its insurers, for compensation to the tune of… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Black Boxes From Crashed Ethiopian Airlines Flight Arrive in France
RFI, 14 March 2019
Black box data recorders from Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 have arrived in France for analysis with the hope of determining what brought down the Boeing 737 Max jet on Sunday near… Read more »
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Tragedy is a human experience that no one can escape from. Yet the manner in which Western media report on death involving Africans remains infused with racism. Reporting on the ... Read more »
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Boeing has issued a statement grounding its global fleet of 737 MAX aircraft after investigators uncovered new evidence at the scene of the fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash. The ... Read more »
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As families visit the site of the Ethiopian Airlines crash, the plane's black boxes are being taken to Paris to be analysed. Read more »
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Anne Wangui Quindos Karanja was bringing home her daughter and three grandchildren when they were all killed in the plane crash that claimed the lives of 157 people on board. Read more »
