Ethiopian Airlines: black boxes show "clear similarities" with the tragedy of Lion Air

ADISON ABEBA (Reuters) .- The badysis of black box data from the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed a week ago shows "clear similarities" with the 39; crash of a plane of the same model Lion Air that occurred in Indonesia in October, informed a spokesman of the Ethiopian Ministry of Transport.

Both aircraft were Boeing 737 MAX 8s and rushed to the ground a few minutes after takeoff after reporting pilotage problems.

Concern for the safety of the aircraft has led aeronautical authorities around the world to immobilize the model, which has reduced the market value of the American airline by several billion dollars.

"The same thing happened with the Indonesian (Lion Air)." Until now, there are obvious similarities between the two accidents, "spokesman Muse Yiheyis told Reuters.

"The data has been successfully recovered, the American team and ours (Ethiopian) have validated it, the minister thanked the French government, we will tell you something more in three or four days", he added.

According to the Wall Street Journal, a preliminary report on the accident is expected within 30 days, the Minister of Transport announced.