MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 05th April, 2019) Ethiopian Airlines' area manager in Russia, Yitbarek Nema, told Sputnik on Friday that the conclusions of the Ethiopian government's preliminary report on the deadly crash of the airline's Boeing 737 MAX 8, which happened in March, were in line with the airline's view of why the plane crashed.
The preliminary report by the Ethiopian government found that the crew followed Boeing's safety procedures but nevertheless failed to control the plane. Ethiopian Airlines has acknowledged the results of the report in a statement.
"We are more than confident when it comes to our pilots and our training academy ... To have this proven in a supportive report means a lot. It is reaffirming the confidence that we have in our pilots. This report, even though it is preliminary, it supports our reality," Nema said.
The full report will be available within a year.
Two Boeing 737 MAX aircraft have crashed over the past six months � one in Indonesia in October and another in Ethiopia in March. In the wake of the latest crash, aviation authorities and carriers around the world have either grounded all 737 MAX 8 series aircraft or closed their airspace to them.
