after Ethiopia crash
What sane folks do!
Chinese airlines have been ordered to ground all their Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in the wake of the Ethiopia Airlines crash yesterday, which killed all 157 passengers and crew on board. China’s aviation regulator said this morning that it had told domestic airlines to suspend operation of the new model of plane, which was also involved in the Lion Air crash in Indonesia in October which killed 189 people. Ethiopia Airlines said it had grounded its four other Max 8 planes and Cayman Airways also said it would suspend operation of its two aircraft of that type. The involvement of the plane in the two disasters has alarmed aviation experts and has raised more doubts about its autopilot functions. China has taken delivery of about 60 of the aircraft since its launch, making the size of its fleet second only to the US.
As the investigation into the Ethiopia crash continued, the international aid community was mourning the loss of many leading figures in the disaster. The flight from Addis Ababa was carrying dozens of United Nations and humanitarian workers to a UN environment assembly meeting in Nairobi. Inger Andersen, the incoming head of the UN environment programme, said: “We’re devastated by what transpired. This is a house in mourning.” Seven Britons were on board the plane. The first to be identified was Joanna Toole, who worked for the UN and was described by her boss as “a wonderful human being who loved her work with a passion”.
As the investigation into the Ethiopia crash continued, the international aid community was mourning the loss of many leading figures in the disaster. The flight from Addis Ababa was carrying dozens of United Nations and humanitarian workers to a UN environment assembly meeting in Nairobi. Inger Andersen, the incoming head of the UN environment programme, said: “We’re devastated by what transpired. This is a house in mourning.” Seven Britons were on board the plane. The first to be identified was Joanna Toole, who worked for the UN and was described by her boss as “a wonderful human being who loved her work with a passion”.
