Imagine the global distrust when the Ethiopians sent the black boxes to Europe

[malaise]

and not the home of Boeing, the US.

Thanks you vile MAGAcretin. Thanks turtle and Mrs Turtle.

[madaboutharry]

1. They fear a cover-up.

And why shouldn't they. The world sees The United States as a big Mob family.

[malaise]

3. Precisely

Remember the sale of weapons to the Saudis was more important than the dead children of Yemen.

[Mr Tibbs]

11. And the way capitalism has gone in this country, it's wise of them

[Kurt V.]

2. mr n mrs turtle. Could be a novel.

[Sherman A1]

4. Could be that

Europe is closer and has equally good facilities to process the information.

[dalton99a]

5. Which country? Germany said they can't do it

[malaise]

6. Searching to find out

but that they would even ask Germany speaks volumes

[Blue_Tires]

9. Why? In the Western world the four countries with the most capable crash investigators

1. U.S.
2. France
3. U.K.
4. Germany

I study airline crashes as a hobby and a smaller nation asking one of the above to do the recorder readout happens much more often than you think. Nevermind the fact that there is a limited number of countries that can even DO recorder readouts, depending on the type and model...

[malaise]

12. Comments please

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211919244

[Mr. Sparkle]

10. France. They will arrive tomorrow morning and ..

will be finished in the evening when they send the data back to Ethiopia. I have a feeling the BEA will leak what they find because officially they cant give out the information unless the Ethiopians say so.

[Blue_Tires]

7. Um... That's what usually happens?

There's no politics at play here, Europe is simply closer.

FWIW our NTSB has been asked to read the recorders of Airbus crashes before without controversy or outrage from Paris.

[malaise]

8. Thanks for that

Hysteria is everywhere these days