Dagmawit Moges, Ethiopia’s
minister of transportation, says the crew of the Ethiopian Airlines jet that
crashed in March followed procedures recommended by Boeing but were unable to
regain control of the aircraft.
Moges disclosed this on Thursday,
unveiling the results of the preliminary investigation into the crash, which
killed all 157 passengers, including two Nigerians, and crew members on board.
The Kenya-bound jet crashed on
March 10 minutes after takeoff from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital.
It was the second crash of a
Boeing 737 MAX 8 within five months, following a Lion Air crash in Indonesia in
October 2018.
Morges said the report recommends
“the aircraft flight control system shall be reviewed by the manufacturer.
“The crew performed all the
procedures repeatedly provided by the manufacturer but was not able to control
the aircraft,” Moges said, citing data from the Boeing 737 MAX 8’s recorders.
“Aviation authorities shall
verify that the review of the aircraft flight control system has been
adequately addressed by the manufacturer before the release of the aircraft for
operations”.
In a statement, Tewolde
GebreMariam, the airline CEO, said the company is still going through “deep
mourning for the loss of our loved ones”.
“We would like to express our
deep sympathy and condolences for the families, relatives and friends of the
victims,” the statement read.
“We are very proud of our pilot’s
compliance with the emergency procedures and high level of professional
performances in such extremely difficult situations. We are also very proud of
our Global standard Pilot Training Center and the Ethiopian Aviation Academy
which is one of the largest and most modem in the world equipped with state of
the art and latest training technologies.”
Following the crash, Boeing’s 737
Max 8 jets were grounded worldwide pending investigations into the cause of
mishaps.
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