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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, MARcH 11, 2019
Investigators find flight recorders
from Ethiopian Boeing 737 crash
was told to return but all contact was lost
shortly afterward. The plane plowed into the
By ELIAS MESERET
ground at Hejere near Bishoftu, scattering
and YIDNEK KIRUBEL
debris like a shredded book, a battered pass-
Associated Press
port and business cards in multiple languages.
Canada, Ethiopia, the U.S., China, Italy,
EJERE, Ethiopia — Authorities in Ethio- France, Britain, Egypt, Germany, India and
pia, China and Indonesia grounded all Boeing Slovakia all lost four or more citizens.
737 Max 8 aircraft today following the crash
At least 21 staff members from the United
of an Ethiopian Airlines jetliner that killed Nations were killed in the crash, said U.N.
157 people, and investigators found the flight Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who led
recorders from the field where the plane went a moment of silence at a meeting where he
down.
said “a global tragedy has hit close to home.”
The new plane crashed shortly after take-
Both Addis Ababa and Nairobi are major
off in clear weather outside Addis Ababa on hubs for humanitarian workers, and some
Sunday, and the airline decided to ground its had been on their way to a large U.N. envi-
ronmental conference set to
remaining four 737 Max 8s
begin Monday in Nairobi.
until further notice as “an
‘SAFETY IS OUR The U.N. flag at the event
extra safety precaution,”
at half-staff.
spokesman Asrat Begashaw
NO. 1 PRIORITY flew The
crash shattered more
said. Ethiopian Airlines had
than two years of relative
been using five of the planes
AND WE ARE
calm in African skies, where
and awaiting delivery of 25
TAKING EVERY travel had long been cha-
more.
otic. It also was a serious
As Ethiopia observed
MEASURE
a day of mourning, Red
blow to the Ethiopian Air-
lines, which has expanded to
Cross workers slowly picked
TO FULLY
become the continent’s larg-
through the widely scattered
UNDERSTAND
est and best-managed carrier
debris near the blackened
and turned Addis Ababa into
crash crater, looking for the
ALL ASPEcTS
the gateway to Africa.
remains of the dead, while
OF THIS
The state-owned carrier
heavy machinery dug for
has a good reputation and
larger pieces of the plane.
AccIDENT.’
The plane’s flight data
the company’s CEO told
and cockpit voice recorders
reporters no problems were
Boeing statement
were found, Ethiopian Air-
seen before Sunday’s fight.
lines said. An airline official,
But investigators also will
however, said one of the recorders was par- look into the plane’s maintenance, which may
tially damaged and “we will see what we can have been an issue in the Lion Air crash.
retrieve from it.”
The plane was delivered to Ethiopian Air-
Ethiopian authorities are leading the inves- lines in November. The jet’s last maintenance
tigation into the crash, assisted by the U.S., was on Feb. 4, and it had flown just 1,200
hours.
Kenya and others.
Sunday’s crash was strikingly similar
Chicago-based Boeing said it did not
to that of a Lion Air jet of the same Boeing intend to issue any new guidance to its cus-
model in Indonesian seas last year, killing 189 tomers. It plans to send a technical team to the
people. The crash was likely to renew ques- crash site to help Ethiopian and U.S. investi-
tions about the 737 Max 8, the newest ver- gators, however, and issued a statement say-
sion of Boeing’s popular single-aisle airliner, ing it was “deeply saddened to learn of the
which was first introduced in 1967 and has passing of the passengers and crew” on the
become the world’s most common passen- Ethiopian Airlines Max airplane.
ger jet.
The 737 is the best-selling airliner in his-
Safety experts cautioned against draw- tory, and the Max, the newest version of it
ing too many comparisons between the two with more fuel-efficient engines, is a cen-
crashes until more is known about the disas- tral part of Boeing’s strategy to compete with
ter. Besides the groundings in China and European rival Airbus.
“Safety is our No. 1 priority and we are
Indonesia, Caribbean carrier Cayman Air-
ways temporarily grounded their Max 8s.
taking every measure to fully understand
People from 35 countries died in the crash all aspects of this accident, working closely
six minutes after the plane took off from Ethi- with the investigating team and all regulatory
opia’s capital for Nairobi. Ethiopian Airlines authorities involved,” the company said in a
said the senior pilot issued a distress call and statement.
157 dead, including 8 Americans
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