Ethiopian crash report expected to be released this week
Aviation industry awaits details from the investigation as Boeing is set to brief airlines on software changes for grounded 737 MAX
Addis Ababa/Seattle — A preliminary report on an Ethiopian Airlines crash will likely be released this week, the country’s transport ministry said on Tuesday, as Boeing prepares to brief more airlines on software and training updates on the 737 MAX. The aviation industry and grieving families of victims of the March 10 crash are anxiously awaiting details from the Ethiopia-led investigation. Boeing has come under intense scrutiny since the crash, the second in five months involving its new 737 MAX 8 model. The MAX software is among the leading areas of focus for investigations into the two crashes — in Ethiopia this month and in Indonesia in 2018 — in which 346 lives were lost. Boeing is this week briefing airlines on software and training updates for the MAX, with more than 200 global airline pilots, technical experts and regulators due in Renton, Washington, where the plane is built. Any fixes to the MAX software must still get approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration ...
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