Accident in Ethiopia: investigators reach preliminary conclusion

Investigators investigating the crash of a Boeing 737 Max in Ethiopia concluded that a suspicious anti-stall system would be activated shortly before, the WSJ reported on Friday, citing people close to the folder.

The results were based on data from the flight recorders and were the strongest indication to date of the malfunction of the system, known as MCAS, both in the crash of Ethiopian Airlines and Lion Air in Indonesia. last year, reported the Wall Street Journal.

Both accidents killed 346 people.

US government experts have badyzed the details gathered by their Ethiopian counterparts over the past few days, the paper added, and the consensus that emerges was relayed at a high-level briefing organized by the Federal Aviation on Thursday. Administration (FAA).

He added that the preliminary findings were subject to revision and that the Ethiopian authorities should issue their own first report in the coming days.

The Boeing aviation giant pledged Wednesday to do everything in its power to avoid future crashes by unveiling a flight software solution for its 737 MAX ground plane.

"We're going to make sure that such accidents do not happen again," Mike Sinnett, vice president of Boeing's product strategy, told a press in a Washington state factory.

In the meantime, the president of the US Air Safety Agency has undergone a thorough review of his relationship with Boeing and his oversight of the group.

Dan Elwell, the FAA's acting chief, defended his agency on Wednesday but acknowledged that as systems become more complex, "the agency's approach to oversight must evolve".

Boeing and the FAA are currently conducting a transport service survey on how the launch of the aircraft was managed, including the anti-stall system.

According to reports in the press, the Ministry of Justice has also opened a criminal investigation into the development of the 737 MAX.