Ethiopian Airlines crash News

Boeing Software Under Scrutiny as Ethiopia Prepares Crash Report

Boeing anti-stall software forced down the nose of a doomed Ethiopian jet even after pilots had turned it off, sources told Reuters on Wednesday, as investigators scrutinize the role played by technology and crew in the fatal March 10 crash. …

Faulty 737 Sensor From Lion Air Crash Linked to U.S. Repair Shop

A faulty sensor on a Lion Air 737 Max that’s been linked to the jetliner’s deadly crash last October and a harrowing ride the previous day was repaired in a U.S. aircraft maintenance facility before the tragedy, according to investigative …

Boeing Says It Needs More Time to Complete 737 Max Software Fix

Boeing Co. says it needs more time to finish a software upgrade for its grounded 737 Max jetliners as company engineers update a stall-prevention system linked to two fatal crashes in five months. The planemaker said last week it would …

Regulators Knew before Crashes that 737 MAX Trim Control was Confusing

SINGAPORE — U.S. and European regulators knew at least two years before a Lion Air crash that the usual method for controlling the Boeing 737 MAX’s nose angle might not work in conditions similar to those in two recent disasters, …

Ethiopian Crash Could be Largest Non-War Aviation Reinsurance Claim: Willis Re

LONDON — Liability claims related to the Ethiopian Airlines crash and the grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft could be the largest non-war aviation reinsurance claim on record, hitting reinsurers’ profitability, reinsurance broker Willis Re said. The crash of …

Boeing Crash Probe Points to Faulty Anti-Stall System, WSJ Says

The stall-prevention system on a Boeing Co. 737 Max jet automatically switched on before the plane crashed in Ethiopia this month, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing initial findings from the plane’s flight data. The conclusion was relayed at a …

Boeing Sued by Passenger Killed in Ethiopian Airlines Crash

Boeing Co. was sued on behalf of a passenger killed in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight over claims that its 737 Max 8 isn’t safely designed, deepening the legal and political woes the planemaker faces. The Chicago-based company …