Countries and airlines react to tragic Ethiopian Airlines crash

Our thoughts are with the families of the deceased passengers on board the fatal Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 302, which crashed shortly after take-off on the morning of March 10 from Addis Ababa airport killing all 149 passengers and eight crew members. Ethiopian Airlines confirmed that the crashed 737-800Max 8 had flown back to Addis from Johannesburg prior to the fatal journey and “underwent a rigorous first check maintenance in February 04, 2019”. The airline also released the name of the senior captain, Yared Getachew, who had a cumulative flight hour of more than 8000 with “a commendable performance” who