The Ethiopian CAA is under intense scrutiny because the results of its probe could have far-reaching consequences for the global aviation industry.
, but it took Ethiopian investigators three days to decide where to send them for the information to be extracted and decoded.In a sign of the distrust between the parties, the Ethiopians turned down an American offer to perform the analysis in the United States, according to two sources.Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde personally approached German authorities to rto have the data extracted there, a separate source with knowledge of matter told Reuters.
Partial data from the flight data recorder was shared informally late on Monday with US and French investigators in Paris, but nothing from the cockpit voice recorder, three sources familiar with the matter said. The system of co-operation works by sticking to technical details and avoiding blame or other agendas."The sole purpose of an accident investigation is to reduce the chances of something ever happening again," said Paul Hayes, safety director at the Flight Ascend Consultancy.Also on the line are more than $500-billion worth of 737 MAX orders.People stand near collected debris at the crash site of Ethiopia Airlines near Bishoftu, a town some 60 kilometres southeast of Addis Ababa.
Some foreign officials also complained of being unable to access the site in the days after the crash.
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