The rescue and investigation team have conducted a thorough search and were reported to have found the black box of a 737- Max 8 plane that crashed near the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa four minutes after takeoff on Sunday morning, Ethiopian Airlines has announced that the Digital Flight Data Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder of ET302 have both been recovered from the ruins.
Following the unfortunate crash yesterday, the airline has suspended the commercial operations of all Boeing 737 Max 8 immediately while the cause of the crash is assumed to be found from the black box data.
Flight ET302 to Nairobi had just taken off from the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa Sunday when it reported technical problems and asked for permission to turn back.
China who has one of the world’s largest fleets of Boeing 737 MAX 8, operating 97 of the planes, have ordered that all domestic Boeing 737 Max 8 be grounded till further notice for the sake of safety.
