EthiopianAirlines crash: Boeing has come under intense scrutiny since the crash, the second in five months involving its new 737 MAX 8 model.
ADDIS ABABA/SEATTLE - A preliminary report on an Ethiopian Airlines crash will very likely be released this week, the country's transport ministry said on Tuesday, as Boeing prepares to brief more airlines on software and training updates on the 737 MAX.
The MAX software is the focus of investigations into the two crashes -- in Ethiopia this month and in Indonesia last year -- in which 346 lives were lost. Any fixes to the MAX software must still get approval from governments around the world. The 737 MAX is Boeing's best-selling plane, with orders worth more than $500 billion at list prices. Within less than a week after the Ethiopian crash, the jets were grounded globally.
The statement came a day after Ethiopian Airlines Chief Executive Officer Tewolde Gebremariam said he expected the preliminary report to be released this week or next week. Tewolde told Reuters the leading African airline may or may not attend Boeing's briefing in the United States this week.
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