The crash of the Ethiopian Airlines planes comes less than six months after the same model of plane, operated by Lion Air, crashed off Indonesia, killing all 189 on board
Yesterday, the 157 passengers and crew members of a 737 MAX operated by Ethiopian Airlines were killed, including Mick Ryan from Lahinch.China, an important market for Boeing, became the first country to ground the 737 MAX 8 today.Only the flight data and cockpit conversation contained in the doomed aircraft's two black boxes can provide tangible evidence of what may have caused the latest accident -- technical problems, pilot error or a combination of factors.
Senior captain Yared Getachew had a "commendable performance" having completed more than 8,000 hours in the air, the airline said. "The blast and the fire were so strong that we couldn't get near it," he said. "Everything is burnt down." Boeing has delivered 76 of the aircraft to Chinese airlines, and another 104 are on order, according to data from the company's website.
The latest accident is a major blow for Boeing, whose MAX carriers are the latest version of the Boeing 737, its bestseller of all times with more than 10,000 aircraft produced.
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