Ethiopian Airlines

One year after Lion Air crash, Boeing 737 MAX remains grounded

Article Luc Olinga - 29 Oct 2019

Boeing's entire global fleet of almost 400 MAX planes has stayed out of service ever since, plunging the company into the biggest crisis it has seen

Ethiopian crew followed procedure, but unable to control jet — report

Africa Chris Stein - 4 Apr 2019

There were many similarities between the Ethiopian Airlines crash and that of an Indonesian Lion Air 737 MAX 8 flight which crashed last October

Ethiopian Airlines ‘has flown’ black boxes of crashed Boeing to Paris

Article Agency - 14 Mar 2019

Ethiopian Airlines said Thursday that the black box flight recorders from the Boeing 737 MAX 8 that crashed have been flown to Paris for analysis.

Some countries ground Boeings, most keep them flying

Article Agency - 11 Mar 2019

Boeing's 737 MAX 8 medium-haul workhorse jet was grounded in China, Ethiopia and Indonesia on Monday after an Ethiopian Airlines crash

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing crashes killing 157

Africa Chris Stein - 10 Mar 2019

People from 35 countries and one UN passport-holder were on board flight ET 302 when it ploughed into a field southeast of Addis Ababa

Pearls of wisdom hide ugly truths

Article bogdan TagDiv - 12 Jan 2018

A study of pink plastic pearls shows that Africa will have to make big sacrifices if its children are to be employed

South Africa must accept reality and unburden itself from owning a national airline

Article bogdan TagDiv - 27 Aug 2016

That South Africa’s national airline is in a parlous state is no longer in dispute.

Main parts of Ethiopian jet found off Lebanon

Article Staff Reporter - 6 Feb 2010

Search teams have identified the location of main segments of the Ethiopian Airlines plane that had crashed off the coast of Lebanon last month.

Ethiopian plane crashes off Beirut, 90 feared dead

Article bogdan TagDiv - 25 Jan 2010

All 90 people aboard an Ethiopian Airlines plane were feared dead after it plunged into the Mediterranean, minutes after taking off from Beirut.

Ethiopian plane crashes in sea off Beirut, bodies found

Article bogdan TagDiv - 25 Jan 2010

An Ethiopian Airlines plane with 90 people on board crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from Beirut in bad weather early on Monday.

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