Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a new Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashed en route from Addis Ababa en route to Nairobi killing the 149 passengers and eight crew members on board. The plane was the same model in the fatal Lion Air crash in October.
A new Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 bound for Nairobi crashed shortly after take-off on Sunday morning, killing all 149 people and eight crew members on board, the airline said.
div > div.group > p:first-child"> Flight 302 left the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa at 8:38 a.m. local time and lost contact six minutes later, the airline said.This is the second fatal crash of the Boeing 737 MAX 8, a top selling and new jet, since October, when Lion Air Flight 610 crashed into the Java Sea shortly after takeoff from Jakarta, killing all 189 on board. The incident is likely to ramp up scrutiny of Boeing and the popular plane.
"Boeing is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of the passengers and crew on Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a 737 MAX 8 airplane," the airline said in a statement."We extend our heartfelt sympathies to the families and loved ones of the passengers and crew on board and stand ready to support the Ethiopian Airlines team."
The Chicago-based aerospace giant said it has a team set to provide technical assistant at the request of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board. It is not yet clear what brought down Ethiopian Airlines plane. Flight-tracking site Flightradar24, said that data"show that vertical speed was unstable after take off."
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