Last edited:
RIP: Ethiopian Airlines Crash, 157 killed, Most countries now barring Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 9s
- Thread starter Serious
- Start date
damn, R.I.P. a horrible way to go.
RIP to the victims. Hopefully there was no foul play involved. I’m not privy to what the standards are for Ethiopian but I’d imagine they are high given they put so much stock into the business.
Really really sad. I’m always worried for my mom cuz she flies back every year on Ethiopian. To die on what was supposed to be a short, simple flight from Addis to Nairobi is fukkin terrible.
Really really sad. I’m always worried for my mom cuz she flies back every year on Ethiopian. To die on what was supposed to be a short, simple flight from Addis to Nairobi is fukkin terrible.
Wow, i just saw it was supposed to be a two hour plane ride.
Crazy, that’s like from NY to Chicago. I’ll give Ethiopian the benefit of the doubt cuz they fly all over the world with no problems. But it’s very odd that such an easy flight could have this fate.
Damn the pilot was cousin of a breh I know
I also pulled this from somewhere:
On 29 October 2018, a brand new Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight JT610 owned by Lion Air travelling from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang on the island of Bangka crashed into the Java Sea 12 minutes after takeoff. All 189 passengers and crew were killed in the accident.
Investigations revealed that the crash was caused by the automated “angle of attack” (AOA) anti-stall sensor that activated the system and was giving a false reading.
A stall is a dangerous situation where the lift from an aircraft's wings no longer is enough to counter the weight of the plane, causing it to lose control and fall.
The malfunction initiated a 12-minute tug of war as the system — called the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) — repeatedly forced the plane’s nose down and the pilots brought it back up again.
At the end of this wrestling match, the pilots lost control and the jet went into a steep dive, crashing into the Java Sea at approximately 500 miles per hour.
US airlines pilot union say Boeing did not include any mention of the new system in the Aircraft Flight Manual. Further, the system activates automatically with no notice given to the pilot and they have also not being taught how to respond if it malfunctions. The pilots say they actually learned about MCAS after the LionAir crash.
In November, Boeing delivered the ill-fated 737 Max 8 plane to Ethiopia Airlines maybe without informing them of the MCAS system issues or training their pilots on how to handle the system if it malfunctions.
On Thursday March 7, 2018 just 3 days ago, a Seattle personal-injury law firm sued Boeing on behalf of the families of 17 Indonesian passengers who died in the crash.
Today the Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max 8 has crashed just 6 minutes after take off. Could the same system be responsible?
Most likely YES and the rest of the 737 Max 8 and 9 in operation should be grounded until a solution is found and pilots trained on how to deal with a malfuntion of the system to avert another disaster.
I also pulled this from somewhere:
On 29 October 2018, a brand new Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight JT610 owned by Lion Air travelling from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang on the island of Bangka crashed into the Java Sea 12 minutes after takeoff. All 189 passengers and crew were killed in the accident.
Investigations revealed that the crash was caused by the automated “angle of attack” (AOA) anti-stall sensor that activated the system and was giving a false reading.
A stall is a dangerous situation where the lift from an aircraft's wings no longer is enough to counter the weight of the plane, causing it to lose control and fall.
The malfunction initiated a 12-minute tug of war as the system — called the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) — repeatedly forced the plane’s nose down and the pilots brought it back up again.
At the end of this wrestling match, the pilots lost control and the jet went into a steep dive, crashing into the Java Sea at approximately 500 miles per hour.
US airlines pilot union say Boeing did not include any mention of the new system in the Aircraft Flight Manual. Further, the system activates automatically with no notice given to the pilot and they have also not being taught how to respond if it malfunctions. The pilots say they actually learned about MCAS after the LionAir crash.
In November, Boeing delivered the ill-fated 737 Max 8 plane to Ethiopia Airlines maybe without informing them of the MCAS system issues or training their pilots on how to handle the system if it malfunctions.
On Thursday March 7, 2018 just 3 days ago, a Seattle personal-injury law firm sued Boeing on behalf of the families of 17 Indonesian passengers who died in the crash.
Today the Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max 8 has crashed just 6 minutes after take off. Could the same system be responsible?
Most likely YES and the rest of the 737 Max 8 and 9 in operation should be grounded until a solution is found and pilots trained on how to deal with a malfuntion of the system to avert another disaster.
that's a horrible way to go out at a 500 mph nose 
another 737 crashed in indonesia in october. i think there might be a problem with the new models...
Poetical Poltergeist
Precise and cold hearted
Sad. Rip to everyone. Those new planes seem to be a problem. Need to get it fixed asap. Smh.
Just saw that one of the students at my school died in this 
88m3
Fast Money & Foreign Objects
flying home Wednesday and not thrilled(BA doesn't have any thankfully)
RIP to all those people
there's clearly an issue with the plane and if it is the air speed sensors this has been a problem on planes for a long time idk how it's still an issue
famously lead to an airbus crash a little while back
Air France Flight 447 - Wikipedia
