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Boeing ‘deeply saddened’ by deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash
WASHINGTON, March 10, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – US aerospace giant Boeing said
Sunday it was “deeply saddened” about the deaths of all 157 people aboard
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and would provide technical assistance to find
out why its aircraft crashed.
The brand-new Boeing 737 — which was delivered just last year — was
heading from Addis Ababa to Nairobi when it crashed after take-off.
“Boeing is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of the passengers and
crew on Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a 737 MAX 8 airplane,” the company
said in a statement.
“A Boeing technical team is prepared to provide technical assistance at
the request and under the direction of the US National Transportation Safety
Board.”
BSS/AFP/RY/17:58 hrs