• The Wall Street Journal: in Ethiopia the pilots of the 737 Max 8 activated the procedures indicated by Boeing

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04 April 2019The pilots of the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed in Ethiopia in March shut down and restarted the Boeing aircraft software that counteracts the so-called power stall, the Mcas system.

This system points the plane of the plane downwards.

These are the first rumors, reported by Reuters, of the investigation into the black boxes of the accident that killed 157 people. The publication of the first results is expected today.

Minister: pilots followed the Boeing procedure
The pilots of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 flight "followed the procedure recommended by Boeing" before the crash of 10 March last in which 157 people died. The Minister of Transport of Addis Ababa reported this by presenting the preliminary report on the accident. "The crew - he added - had all the necessary qualifications and licenses". The executive representative also stated that "Boeing should review the installed flight control system" on 737 Max models.