A few minutes after takeoff, the captain of the Ethiopian Airlines crashed plane asked permission to return to the airport.

The captain of the plane of Ethiopian Airlines, which crashed nearly a week ago, asked "panicked" to return to the airport shortly thereafter takeoff, reported Friday the New York Times, while the airline had announced the opening of an investigation. flight recorders.

The newspaper quotes "a person who examined the air traffic communications" of Sunday's flight, claiming that the controllers noticed that the aircraft was moving hundreds of meters up and down, at a speed that seemed exceptionally fast.

A spokesman for the airline said the pilot was allowed to return, but the plane crashed a few minutes later in Addis Ababa, killing 157 people on board. .

The French authorities now have flight data and voice recorders from the aircraft for badysis. The agency responsible for the review indicated that it was not clear if the data could be retrieved and tweeted a photo of the data logger that appeared to show some damage . Ethiopian Airlines announced that an Ethiopian delegation led by his investigator had reached his destination.

Countries like the United States have ordered all their Boeing 737 Max 8s to remain grounded, while the American company has to prove that its devices are safe, while it was suspected that a faulty software would have could contribute to that. Collapse resulting in the deaths of 346 people in less than six months.

After several days of waiting, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency order on Wednesday authorizing the 737 to remain on the runway claiming it had new data and information. new satellite evidence showing the movements. Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 was similar to Indonesia Air Lion Flight 610. This plane sank in the Java Sea in October with 189 people on board.

Lion Air officials had said that the sensors on their aircraft had provided incorrect information on their last four flights, triggering the automatic tilt command of the aircraft's nose, which the pilots of the last trip did not Could not reverse.

The latest version of Boeing's best-selling aircraft in history was supposed to give a strong boost to the company's finances for years, but it has become its biggest puzzle.

Since its creation in 2017, Boeing has delivered more than 350 Max in different versions of different sizes. Dozens of airlines around the world have purchased the aircraft for its efficient fuel economy and its usefulness for short and medium distance flights.

Source: Los Andes

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