It crashed near Bishoftu, southeast of the Ethiopian capital, killing all 149 passengers and eight crew members on board, Ethiopian Airlines said in a statement.
Data has shown significant similarities between the crash and the Lion Air disaster in October, when the same model of... All Boeing … The crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane has put the spotlight on an anti-stalling system used on the 737 Max 8 aircraft (Michael TEWELDE) Washington (AFP) - Similarities between the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes have focused attention on an … Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, a 737 MAX 8 (registration ET-AVJ) operating from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, crashed shortly after takeoff on 10 March around 05:45 UTC. Ethiopian Airlines crash Ethiopian Airlines crash – a visual guide to what we know so far Disaster marks second crash for Boeing 737 Max 8 in four months, with passengers from 35 different countries Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a new Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashed en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi killing the 149 passengers and eight crew members on board.

The airline said 149 passengers and eight crew members were thought to be on the plane. Ethiopian's deadliest incident took place on 10 March 2019, when a Boeing 737 MAX 8, barely four months old, crashed shortly after takeoff en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi; all 157 people on board perished.

Among the 157 people who died in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jetliner Sunday were dozens of international aid workers hailing from several countries in Africa and around the globe. Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 bound for Kenya crashed six minutes after take-off from Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, killing all 157 passengers and crew. The March 10 crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 killed all 157 passengers and crew on the Boeing 737 Max 8 jet.

Ethiopian Airlines issued a list showing 35 nationalities among the dead, including 32 Kenyans and 18 Canadians.

Update — 4 April The Ethiopian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has issued a Preliminary report today, detailing findings thus far.

Eight Americans were among the 157 people killed when an Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed shortly after takeoff Sunday from Ethiopia's capital, …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — An Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Ethiopia's capital Sunday morning, killing all 157 on board, … The March 10 crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 killed all 157 passengers and crew on the Boeing 737 Max 8 jet.

Until then, the airline's most infamous accident occurred on 23 November 1996.