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Grounding: The Boeing 737 MAX. By STEPHEN BRASHEAR (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)
An anti-stall system that would have caused a fatal crash in Indonesia Indonesia was likely also involved in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane, which killed 157 people on board, said Monday the chief executive of the airline. carrier.
Tewolde GebreMariam told the Wall Street Journal that an automatic anti-stall system specific to the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was "to the best of our knowledge" activated during the fatal accident of flight ET 302 after 30 minutes of its trip to Nairobi.
Although he was not part of the official crash investigation and that he did not explain how he had learned about the system's activation, Tewolde's commentary adds additional pressure on Boeing for that it repairs the popular aircraft model, stuck in the world after the disaster.
The Ethiopian Minister of Transport, said last week that "obvious similarities" existed between the Ethiopian crash and the crash in October of an Indonesian aircraft Lion Air, which killed 189 pbadengers and members of the plane. crew.
Investigators in this case have fine-tuned the MCAS automated anti-stall system, designed to steer the nose of the 737 MAX 8 downward, as it may stall or lose the elevator.
Boeing is expected to unveil this week a fix to the MCAS system, in order to put the model back into the air.
Trust
Tewolde's comments to The Wall Street Journal took place the same day the CEO issued a statement claiming that the carrier "believed in" Boeing despite the crash.
"Let's be clear: Ethiopian Airlines believes in Boeing and they have been our partner for many years," he wrote.
"We will be working with investigators in Ethiopia, the United States and elsewhere to determine what is wrong," added Tewolde.
He also responded to critical information regarding the Ethiopian security case.
The New York Times reported last week that the convicted pilot had not trained on a 737 MAX 8 simulator.
"Unlike some media reports, our pilots driving the new model have been trained on all the appropriate simulators," Tewolde said in a statement released on Monday.
The Washington Post also reported that the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had received two complaints regarding the Ethiopian training and safety record in 2015, before the 737 MAX 8 was used.
Tewolde announced on Saturday that the airline would pursue both legal publications for "publication of baseless defamatory stories," according to Fana Broadcasting Corporate, a state-owned Ethiopian subsidiary.
Ethiopian Airlines is the largest African carrier and has long collaborated with the American Air Force.
Founded in 1945 with the help of former Trans World Airlines (TWA) carrier, Boeing aircraft make up the majority of the Ethiopian fleet.
Tewolde claimed the grounding of the 737 MAX 8 after the crash, but in the statement, it seemed conciliatory to Boeing.
"Despite the tragedy, Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines will continue to be linked in the future," he said.
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