Ethiopian Airlines Crash Investigation

Days after an Ethiopian Airlines flight plowed into the ground after takeoff from Addis Ababa, killing all 157 people aboard (including several Americans), international investigators are still searching for answers. American investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board arrived Monday at the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash site. Much of the investigation will focus on the so-called black boxes — voice and data recorders that were recovered on Monday. The process of extracting the data contained within the so-called black boxes could be lengthy. The two recorders will need to be taken to a specialized center to read their data. Officials know the 4-month-old Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane crashed six minutes into its flight to Nairobi on Sunday morning after its pilot, who had more than 8,000 hours of flight experience, issued a distress call. The airline said crews did a "rigorous" maintenance check of the plane on Feb. 4. The Max 8, a new fuel-efficient version of Boeing’s most popular aircraft, has crashed twice in five months, leading to concerns about its safety (especially concerns about the aircraft’s flight control systems). As a result, in the days since the crash, many airlines have opted to ground the MAX 8 planes out of caution. At least 18 airlines were still flying the jet on Monday, including Southwest Airlines, American Airlines and Air Canada.

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