Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 crashes near Addis Ababa

[Dennis Donovan]

Source: CNN

(CNN)An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 heading to the Kenyan capital Nairobi has crashed near Addis Ababa, the airline said on Sunday morning.

The plane, a Boeing 737-800MAX with flight number ET 302, lost contact soon after taking off at 08:38 am local time from Bole International Airport in the Ethiopian capital, the airline said in a press statement. It went down around around Bishoftu, south east of Addis Ababa. The airline believes there were 149 passengers and 8 crew members on board.

"At this time search and rescue operatons are in progress and we have no confirmed information about survivors or any possible causalities."

"Ethiopian Airlines staff will be sent to the accident scene and will do everything possible to assist the emergency services," the airline added.

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Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/10/africa/ethiopia-airline-crash-nairobi-intl/index.html

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Hoping for the best...

[nitpicker]

1. More links

https://www.dw.com/en/ethiopian-airlines-plane-crashes-en-route-to-nairobi/a-47841392

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-47513508

[nitpicker]

2. BBC live updates thread

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-47513534

[ananda]

5. No survivors

So sad

[Judi Lynn]

3. Horrible news.

[a la izquierda]

4. Oh shit...

I have a friend who was flying to Kenya this weekend. I’m pretty sure he made it to Kenya already but yikes.

[Andy Dzhubois]

6. Africa has a Bad Rep when it comes to Aviation

Just like Russia.

[JI7]

7. isn't russia usually becsuse of weather ?

[machoneman]

14. No. Russia's airlines have a poor record.....

of maintenance.

[brooklynite]

8. Ethiopian has generally been an exception to that rule.

[The Truth Is Here]

26. Ethiopian has a pretty good aviation record

It's not substandard. I think three or four countries stands out as the standard of African aviation, which is Nairobi, Addis Ababa, Lagos and Johannesburg in my opinion.

[whistler162]

27. I think the 737 max 8 may gave issues

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/10/africa/ethiopian-airlines-crash-boeing-max-8-intl/index.html

[Maxheader]

9. Other countries standards for maintainance..

may be a problem..Though if they fly in this country they should
be certified to do so...I believe standard maintenance can be
costly...

[mahatmakanejeeves]

10. It's not the first one.

CNN, et al.: Ethiopian Airlines crash is second disaster involving Boeing 737-800 MAX in months

[Dennis Donovan]

11. Yep...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737_MAX#Accidents_and_incidents

Accidents and incidents
On October 29, 2018, Lion Air Flight 610, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, crashed into the Java Sea 13 minutes after take off from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia. The flight was a scheduled domestic flight to Depati Amir Airport, Pangkal Pinang, Indonesia. All 189 onboard died. This was both the first fatal aviation accident and first hull loss of a 737 MAX. The aircraft was delivered to Lion Air just two months prior. Following the Lion Air accident, Boeing issued an operational manual guidance, advising airlines how to address erroneous cockpit readings. The crash is currently under investigation.

On March 10, 2019, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, registration ET-AVJ, crashed approximately six minutes after takeoff at 0530 UTC from Addis Ababa. The flight was a scheduled flight from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Nairobi, Kenya. All 149 passengers and 8 crew members on board died. At the time of the accident, the aircraft was only 4 months old. The cause of the accident is unclear as of 10th March 2019, however The Guardian reported “The flight had unstable vertical speed after takeoff", based on a tweet from flight tracking service Flightradar24.

Both right after departure. Hope there was enough left to pinpoint the cause.

[Adrahil]

19. The data recorder should survive.

They’ll want to determine if there is a common cause ASAP. I have a buddy on the incident investigation team ar Boeing... they have a team on site now.

[dalton99a]

12. Nationalities of passengers

[Dennis Donovan]

13. 18 Canadians? Tour group?

[OnlinePoker]

22. Only one we've heard about so far is a professor from Carleton University in Ottawa. n/t

[JI7]

23. or canadians of ethiopian or Kenyan descent visiting family

[crazytown]

16. CNN: Second air disaster involving Boeing 737 MAX 8

Ethiopian Airlines crash is second disaster involving Boeing 737 MAX 8 in months

(CNN) — For the second time in less than six months, a brand-new Boeing aircraft has crashed just minutes into a flight.

All 157 people on board the Ethiopian Airlines flight from Addis Ababa that crashed on Sunday morning have died, the airline has confirmed.

The tragedy follows the Lion Air flight that went down over the Java Sea in late October, killing all 189 people on board. ...

"It's highly suspicious," said Mary Schiavo, a CNN aviation analyst and the former Inspector General of the U.S. Transportation Department. "Here we have a brand-new aircraft that's gone down twice in a year. That rings alarm bells in the aviation industry, because that just doesn't happen."

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/03/10/africa/ethiopian-airlines-crash-boeing-max-8-intl/index.html

[Dennis Donovan]

17. Like the de Havilland Comet...

...new design, multiple crashes within a short period of time. I hope they get to the bottom of it.

[marble falls]

18. No good news here. A photo from NYT ...

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[gopiscrap]

20. That freaks me out

My wife and I were on board an Ethiopian Airline from Asmara Eritrea to Addis Ababa enroute to Newark New Jersey. Our flight out of Addis was cancelled with no explanation and we had a 25 hour ground stop. Then leaving Addis we flew to Abidjon the Ivory Coast and were held on the plane at the gate for 3 and half hours because of a mechanical problem. After the passangers (about 250) nearly revolted, they let us into the terminal and we waited another 2 hours. Finally we left and then spent 17 hours flying to Newark.

[brooklynite]

24. Cayman Airlines suspends Max 8 operations

In the wake of the tragic loss of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 on March 10, 2019, which was being operated by a Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, Cayman Airways extends its condolences to the families and loved ones of the passengers and crew on board that flight.

"While the cause of this sad loss is undetermined at this time, we stand by our commitment to putting the safety of our passengers and crew first by maintaining complete and undoubtable safe operations, and as such, we have taken the decision to suspend operations of both our new Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, effective from Monday March 11, 2019, until more information is received," said Cayman Airways President and CEO, Fabian Whorms.

Mr. Whorms said Cayman Airways is currently working in coordination with both the Boeing Corporation and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands (CAACI) to monitor the investigation into Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302.

"We offer our valued customers our continued assurance that all prudent and necessary actions required for the safe operation of our Max 8's will be accomplished before the aircraft are returned to service," he said, adding that some relatively minor, but necessary schedule and capacity changes will be needed over the next few days to manage the flight schedule in instances where the national airline may be short on available aircraft.

"We appreciate the understanding and support of our customers as we implement these changes, and apologize in advance for any inconveniences that may be caused," he said.

https://www.caymanairways.com/CALsuspendsMax8Operations

[Eugene]

25. China grounds Boeing 737 MAX planes after Ethiopian air crash

Source: CNN

China grounds Boeing 737 MAX planes after Ethiopian air crash

By Ben Westcott and Serenitie Wang, CNN
Updated 0245 GMT (1045 HKT) March 11, 2019

(CNN) — The Chinese government has grounded all Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets, after an Ethiopian Airlines plane of the same model crashed shortly after take-off killing everyone onboard.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China said in a statement on Monday morning that all domestic Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets would be out of action until 6 p.m. local time, due to its principle of "zero tolerance for safety hazards."

The Ethiopian Airlines incident was second time in less than six months that a brand-new Boeing aircraft has crashed just minutes into a flight. A Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight went down over the Java Sea in late October, killing all 189 people on board.

"Given in both air crashes, the aircrafts were newly delivered Boeing 737 MAX 8, and both accidents occur during the take-off, they share certain similarities," the administration said in a statement.

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Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/03/10/africa/china-boeing-ethiopian-air-crash-intl/index.html

[a la izquierda]

28. Ugh I'm flying on one this week.

They should all be grounded for the time being. But people over profits, right?