Ethiopian Airlines crash kills all 157 on board, including 18 Canadians (Another Boeing 737 MAX 8)

[icymist]

A jetliner carrying 157 people crashed shortly after takeoff from the Ethiopian capital Sunday, killing everyone aboard and carving a crater into the ground, authorities said. At least 35 nationalities were among the dead, including 18 Canadians.

It was not clear what caused the Ethiopian Airlines plane to go down in clear weather. The accident was strikingly similar to last year's crash of a Lion Air jet that plunged into the Java Sea, killing 189 people. Both crashes involved the Boeing 737 MAX 8, and both happened minutes after the jets became airborne.

The Ethiopian pilot sent out a distress call and was given clearance to return to the airport, the airline's CEO told reporters.

At the crash site, the impact caused the plane to shatter into small pieces. Personal belongings and aircraft parts were strewn across the freshly churned earth. Bulldozers dug into the crater to pull out buried pieces of the jet.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ethiopian-airlines-crash-1.5050532

[donkeypoofed]

1. Awwww, dammit - loss of innocent life, again !

Boeing had better figure out wtf is going on with their product.

And there was Obama putting out a classy statement. I miss him.

And Donnie Two-Scoops hasn't said anything (correct me of I'm wrong).

I feel so sad for their families ! Hope they all sue Boeing!!

[applegrove]

2. Canada has direct flights from Canada to Ethiopia. It is the travel hub most

canadians get to first when they are going to africa. So sad for all. Ottawa lost a standout history professor from Carleton University. Vibes to all the victims and their lived ones.