Ethiopian Airlines crash kills all 157 passengers and crew
- 5 years ago
An Ethiopian Airlines jet carrying 157 people has crashed shortly after takeoff.... killing everyone on board.
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Aram…. what's the latest?
Well Mark… Flight ET302 heading from Addis Ababa to the Kenyan capital of Nairobi crashed just six minutes after takeoff on Sunday.
The airliner announced there were no survivors and at least 35 nationalities were among the dead.
Also on board were several UN staff members, who were due to attend a UN environmental meeting scheduled to start Monday in Nairobi.
It was not clear what caused the plane to go down.
But, the pilot had reported difficulties and had asked to return to Addis Ababa.
Air traffic monitor Flightradar 24 also tweeted the plane showed unstable vertical speed after takeoff.
The crash involved the Boeing 737 Max-8 - a new model of the commonly used 737 that also crashed in Indonesia last October.
That flight also crashed just minutes after takeoff.
Both incidents have raised questions about the safety of the months-old aircraft.
It is not yet known if two accidents are linked.
Boeing says it will travel to the crash site in Ethiopia to provide technical assistance.
For more on this and other news around the world we turn to our Ro Aram…
Aram…. what's the latest?
Well Mark… Flight ET302 heading from Addis Ababa to the Kenyan capital of Nairobi crashed just six minutes after takeoff on Sunday.
The airliner announced there were no survivors and at least 35 nationalities were among the dead.
Also on board were several UN staff members, who were due to attend a UN environmental meeting scheduled to start Monday in Nairobi.
It was not clear what caused the plane to go down.
But, the pilot had reported difficulties and had asked to return to Addis Ababa.
Air traffic monitor Flightradar 24 also tweeted the plane showed unstable vertical speed after takeoff.
The crash involved the Boeing 737 Max-8 - a new model of the commonly used 737 that also crashed in Indonesia last October.
That flight also crashed just minutes after takeoff.
Both incidents have raised questions about the safety of the months-old aircraft.
It is not yet known if two accidents are linked.
Boeing says it will travel to the crash site in Ethiopia to provide technical assistance.