Updated March 14, 2019
Thousands of kilometres away, distraught families were demanding answers as they visited the deep black crater where the plane smashed into a field outside the capital, disintegrating on impact. On Wednesday, US authorities said new evidence showed similarities between the Ethiopia crash and that of a Lion Air flight in Indonesia in October that claimed the lives of 189 people.
Boeing’s shares have sunk 10 percent since Sunday’s crash, wiping more than $20 billion off the company’s market value. There are 74 registered in the United States and 387 in use worldwide with 59 carriers, according to the FAA.The accounts of the recent crashes were echoed in concerns registered by US pilots on how the MAX 8 behaves.
It was unclear if US transport authorities review the database or investigate the incidents. However, the FAA said this week it had mandated that Boeing update its flight software and training on the aircraft.