The pilot of the Boeing 737 MAX had problems controlling the plane

ADÍS ABEBA, Ethiopia. The pilot of Ethiopian Airlines plane that s
It crashed on Sunday because of flight control problems, the company announced Wednesday as it was preparing to send to its black boxes Europe a disaster that shook the plane. Aviation industry worldwide.

The

accident

of the pbadenger plane, occurred just after takeoff from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, made 157 dead. The fact – whose causes are still unknown –
This disaster came after another disaster involving a Boeing 737 MAX in Indonesia five months ago, during which 189 people died.

Although they did not establish a relationship between the two cases, both accidents caused fear among travelers around the world and caused the immobilization of most of the MAX 737s, causing the collapse of acts committed by

Boeing

.

The investigation could include an automated anti-lock system that lowers the nose of the aircraft.

Asrat Begashaw, a spokesman for Ethiopian Airlines, said the pilot had reported flight control problems, as opposed to external factors such as birds or weather, and had asked to return to Addis Ababa.

"In fact, he was allowed to return," he said, adding that the decision on where to send black boxes to Europe would be taken tomorrow. The French and British authorities have not yet received any communication.

According to calculations, several countries, including the European Union as a whole, suspended 737 MAX flights, resulting in the immobilization of about two thirds of the 371 aircraft of this model in the United States. the world. Boeing has ordered approximately 5,000 models over the 737 MAX.

Despite the fact that many pbadengers were looking for travel agency warranties that they would not travel with a 737 MAX, the United States has firmly resisted suspensions and Boeing has continued to reaffirm its "full confidence" in the model.

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More than a dozen relatives of the victims of the accident went to the place where flight ET 302 fell like a fireball. Workers set up tents decorated with white roses.

However, because of the problems of identifying charred remains, it will take several days to start restoring them to families. Some will need dental tests or DNA, so the process could take weeks. The victims came from more than 30 countries and included nearly two dozen UN representatives.

Of the 10 countries with the largest pbadenger air traffic in the world, with the exception of the United States and Japan, the 737 MAX flights have been suspended.

Egypt, Thailand, Lebanon and Uzbekistan joined the list Wednesday, while Ethiopian Airlines General Manager Tewolde Gebremariam said Boeing should leave all these planes on the ground until Their security is guaranteed.

Resisting pressure, Acting Chief of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Dan Elwel, said his report "showed no problem with systemic performance."

Reuters Agency