By RFIPalled on 13-03-2019Modified on 13-03-2019 at 13:58

The black boxes of the Boeing 737 MAX that crashed Sunday in Ethiopia will be sent to Europe, announced Wednesday, March 13, 2019 a spokesman for the airline Ethiopian Airlines. The goal is to determine the causes of the accident, which killed 157 people, while the flagship model of the American aircraft manufacturer is struck by the precautionary principle in many countries.

Heading the European continent for the black boxes of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashed this weekend after taking off from Addis Ababa. " We will send them to Europe, but the country is not yet specified, " said Asrat Begashaw, spokesman for Ethiopian Airlines, Agence France-Presse. Because Ethiopia does not have the necessary equipment to read these devices.

While the circumstances of flight 302 of the Ethiopian airline, at first glance, are reminiscent of another accident that occurred five months ago with the same model of airliner, the latter was grounded or forbidden to fly over in many countries in recent days. On Wednesday, Egypt announced in turn to ban Boeing's flagship aircraft.

The Boeing 737, the world's best-selling aircraft

This decision comes three days after the crash. The Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation says it wants to ensure " the safety of passengers ", revealing the doubts that now surround the 737 MAX everywhere. In addition to the prohibition of overflight of Egyptian airspace, all flights of this model planned " take-off and landing " in Egypt are immobilized.

France, the United Kingdom, Germany, India, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon had taken the same measures . The disaster is indeed reminiscent of the crash of another 737 MAX of the Indonesian company Lion Air, five months ago. Fortunately, the new version of the 737, the world's best-selling aircraft, did not come into service until 2017. There are so few in circulation.

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