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Ethiopia: Boeing Apologises 26 Days Later for Ethiopian Airlines Crash
This is Africa, 5 April 2019
After first blaming the pilot of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302, Boeing has publicly accepted responsibility for the error that caused the crash. Read more »
Pilots Followed Correct Procedure in Ethiopian Airlines Crash
A preliminary report on the Boeing 737 Max crash that killed 157 people shows that pilot Yared Getachew and first officer Ahmednur Mohamednur followed the Boeing recommended and Federal Aviation Administration approved emergency procedures before the crash.
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Ethiopia: Plane Nosedived Despite Pilots Following Emergency Procedures - Crash Report
Ethiopian Airlines, 4 April 2019
Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Group which is the largest and the most successful Aviation group in Africa, would like to acknowledge the preliminary report of the accident of ET… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Boeing Statement on Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 Investigation Preliminary Report
Boeing, 4 April 2019
Boeing issued the following statement regarding the release today of the preliminary investigation report of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 by the Ethiopian Accident Investigation… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia Crash - Pilots Followed Procedures, Airline Says
DW, 4 April 2019
A preliminary report on the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX airplane says pilots followed recommended emergency procedures but were unable to control the jet. Read more »
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Africa: Ethiopian Airlines Refutes Washington Post Report On Poor Safety
New Era, 26 March 2019
Africa's fastest growing airline, Ethiopian Airlines, has hit back at accusations by United States-based Washington Post, calling the newspaper's claims that two of the airline's… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines Will Continue to Be Linked Well Into the Future - CEO Tewolde
ENA, 25 March 2019
Despite the recent tragedy that befell Ethiopian, Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines "will continue to be linked well into the future," Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Tewolde Gebremariam… Read more »
InFocus
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Carlos Velásquez, a U.S. attorney specialising in aviation law, wrongful death and personal injury, and who is leading a corsortium of attorneys to assist families to sue ... Read more »
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Yared Getachew, the pilot of the ill-fated Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302, spoke to his mother Dr Rayan Shapi just before take-off, telling her he would speak to her when he ... Read more »
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A report in the New York Times has indicated that the downed Ethiopian and Indonesian 737 MAX jets may have lacked "two notable safet Read more »
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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 ... 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 »
