An Ethiopian Airlines executive questioned whether Boeing had told pilots enough...
ADDIS ABABA - An Ethiopian Airlines executive questioned whether Boeing had told pilots enough about “aggressive” software that pushes a plane’s nose down, a focus of investigation into a deadly crash in Ethiopia this month.
Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s most profitable airline, has robustly defended its own safety record, training and procedures after the crash on March 10 that killed 157 people. “It gives a message of stalling and it takes immediate action which is faster than the action which pilots were briefed to take by Boeing,” said Yohannes, himself a pilot with over 30 years of experience, including flying Boeing’s 777 and 787.
If MCAS activates at low altitude, it gives pilots little time to react, Yohannes said. Both crashes involving the 737 MAX 8 happened minutes after take-off.“All pilots and operators knew about MCAS after Boeing disclosed that,” he said.The airline followed up with computer-based training which took cockpit crew one to two hours, Yohannes said.Teams from the three U.S.
At the same news conference, Ethiopia Airline’s chief executive rejected media reports that optional equipment for Boeing 737 MAX planes could have prevented this month’s crash. FILE PHOTO: A wing of the Boeing 737 MAX is pictured during a media tour of the Boeing 737 MAX at the Boeing plant in Renton, Washington December 7, 2015. Picture taken December 7, 2015. REUTERS/Matt Mills McKnight/File Photo
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