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Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 pilots 'could not stop nosedive' | |
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A preliminary report into the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane last month says the aircraft nosedived several times before it crashed. | A preliminary report into the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane last month says the aircraft nosedived several times before it crashed. |
Pilots "repeatedly" followed procedures recommended by Boeing before the crash, according to the first official report into the disaster. | Pilots "repeatedly" followed procedures recommended by Boeing before the crash, according to the first official report into the disaster. |
Despite their efforts, pilots "were not able to control the aircraft", Transport Minister Dagmawit Moges said. | Despite their efforts, pilots "were not able to control the aircraft", Transport Minister Dagmawit Moges said. |
Flight ET302 crashed after take-off from Addis Ababa, killing 157 people. | Flight ET302 crashed after take-off from Addis Ababa, killing 157 people. |
It was the second crash of a Boeing 737 Max aircraft in five months. | It was the second crash of a Boeing 737 Max aircraft in five months. |
Last October, Lion Air flight JT 610 crashed into the sea near Indonesia killing all 189 people on board. | Last October, Lion Air flight JT 610 crashed into the sea near Indonesia killing all 189 people on board. |
"The crew performed all the procedures repeatedly [that were] provided by the manufacturer but were not able to control the aircraft," Ms Dagmawit said in a news conference in Addis Ababa. | |
In a statement, the chief executive of Ethiopian Airlines, Tewolde GebreMariam, said he was "very proud" of the pilots' "high level of professional performance". | In a statement, the chief executive of Ethiopian Airlines, Tewolde GebreMariam, said he was "very proud" of the pilots' "high level of professional performance". |
"It was very unfortunate they could not recover the airplane from the persistence of nosediving," the airline said in a statement. | "It was very unfortunate they could not recover the airplane from the persistence of nosediving," the airline said in a statement. |
The 737 Max family of aircraft was grounded following the Ethiopian Airlines crash, a move affecting more than 300 aircraft. | |
Investigators have focused their attention on the Manoeuvring Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) - software designed to help prevent the 737 Max from stalling. |