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Ethiopian Airlines Crashed - Boeing 737 Max 8 Banned


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A brand new Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 passenger jet has crashed on a flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi.

 

The flight is believed to have had 149 passengers and eight crew members on board, the airline says.

 

A spokesman said the crash happened at 08.44 local time on Sunday, shortly after take-off from the Ethiopian capital.

 

In a statement, the airline said that search and rescue operations were under way.

 

It did not provide details on the number of casualties.

 

"Ethiopian Airlines staff will be sent to the accident scene and will do everything possible to assist the emergency services," the airline added.

 

First word of the crash came on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Twitter account.

 

He tweeted his "deepest condolences to the families of those that have lost their loved ones".

 

The plane was delivered to the airline just four months ago.

 

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These countries, got possibility of terrorism.

 

Poor folks on board.

 Boeing 737 MAX 8 know to have a software defect that will cause the aeroplane to nose dive. Hope this is not the case , otherwise all 737 max 8 have to be grounded until Boeing provide some level of assurance. 

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I just had an idea. Maybe my MIL would like to see an African safari.

 

:D

 

If she get there in one piece maybe she can feed the lions herself?

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I just had an idea. Maybe my MIL would like to see an African safari.

 

:D

 

If she get there in one piece maybe she can feed the lions herself?

Be careful u keep on writing these what if ur MIL saw this post and decided to poison ur meal tonight? :D
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f**ked up plane

If u fly around this region, u can't avoid the 737 max 8. Almost all our neighbours carriers bought it. Even silkair. Really hope they figure out the prelim cause and ground them if necessary.
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If u fly around this region, u can't avoid the 737 max 8. Almost all our neighbours carriers bought it. Even silkair. Really hope they figure out the prelim cause and ground them if necessary.

Its the latest 737 jet from boeing. Do avoid better take a320
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Its the latest 737 jet from boeing. Do avoid better take a320

 

yah but book ticket that time cannot choose airplane model mah

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Be careful u keep on writing these what if ur MIL saw this post and decided to poison ur meal tonight? :D

 

If you suddenly don't see me posting for some time

 

faster call police.

 

:D

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yah but book ticket that time cannot choose airplane model mah

The Max is used for certain longer range routes, e.g. silkair deploys the Max for flights to Hiroshima, for example. Took a flight to a regional destination recently and they used the plain old 737-800.

 

Of course never know last minute got change aircraft or not [laugh]

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yah but book ticket that time cannot choose airplane model mah

Can see the plane model. I always do that. Like sq one day three flights three diff aircraft models

 

Can avoid. If want take choose the 737-900 better

If you suddenly don't see me posting for some time

 

faster call police.

 

:D

Or u in changi chalet :D
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from bbc


"'Captain wanted to return' The CEO of Ethiopian Airlines Tewolde Gebremariam is speaking at a press conference. He said the captain of the crashed plane had told controllers at Bole airport that he was having difficulty and wanted to return, and that he had been given clearance."

 

same as that poor lionair 

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Is the Boeing 737-800 same as the 737 Max 8?

 

Different. Boeing 737-800 is the 3rd gen 737 introduced in the late 90s. Max 8 is the 4th gen 

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