ethiopian airlines

Boeing Papers Show Employees Slid 737 Max Problems Past FAA

DAVID KOENIG and TOM KRISHER / The Associated Press Jan 10, 2020 In internal messages, Boeing employees discuss misleading regulators about problems with the company's flight simulators. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Boeing Values Profits Over Lives—by Design

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Mar 22, 2019 The deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash offers an important lesson about capitalism’s human toll. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Americans Among 157 Dead in Ethiopia Plane Disaster

ELIAS MESERET / The Associated Press Mar 10, 2019 An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max, en route to Nairobi, crashes shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa, killing everyone aboard. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Lebanese Officials Say Jet Flew the Wrong Way Before Crash

Staff / Truthdig Jan 27, 2010 Despite being told to change course by air traffic controllers in Beirut, the pilot of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 that crashed Monday flew into the storm he was advised to avoid, Lebanese officials said Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

90 Feared Dead in Lebanon Plane Crash

Staff / Truthdig Jan 25, 2010 An Ethiopian Airlines plane carrying 90 passengers and crew crashed off the coast of Lebanon on Monday. The aircraft, which took off in a severe storm, was seen on fire before it went down. The cause of the crash is officially unknown, but Lebanese officials discounted the possibility of sabotage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )