Disaster marks second crash for Boeing 737 Max 8 in four months, with passengers from 35 different countries
An Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed on Sunday near Addis Ababa, killing all 157 people on board. Here’s what we know about the crash.
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Distraught relatives of passengers and crew members killed in the Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 crash have gathered at hotels in Addis Ababa to await news of their loved ones. The airline said relatives must wait at least five days before they begin to receive some victims' remains, while the identification of others is expected to take longer. The plane was on its way to Nairobi in Kenya from the Ethiopian capital when it crashed six minutes after takeoff early on Sunday. The cause has not yet been determined.
Who were the victims of the Ethiopian Airlines crash?
Continue reading...Federal Aviation Administration increasingly isolated in maintaining plane is safe as EU countries halt flights
Boeing and the US aviation authorities have come under increasing pressure to ground the 737 Max despite repeated reassurances as the European Union and numerous other countries halted flights and Donald Trump weighed in following a second fatal crash involving the plane in less than five months.
US regulators, airlines and the manufacturer have become increasingly isolated in maintaining that the plane is safe.
Continue reading...Three generations of the Dixit-Vaidya family were travelling on a family holiday to Kenya
Six members of one Canadian family were among those killed in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines passenger jet on Sunday, it has emerged.
Three generations of the Dixit-Vaidya family were travelling on a family holiday to Kenya, where Kosha Vaidya, 37, was born. She had not been back to visit her birthplace in years.
Continue reading...Investigations are under way after Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 crashed shortly after taking off. The incident killed all 149 passengers and eight crew members onboard. The plane was on its way to Nairobi from Addis Ababa when it crashed six minutes after takeoff early on Sunday. The cause has not yet been determined
Continue reading...A search and rescue operation is in progress after the Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 302 crashed, killing 149 passengers and eight crew members. The plane was on its way to Nairobi from Addis Ababa when it crashed six minutes after takeoff early on Sunday. The cause has not yet been determined
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