...
...

ethiopian airlines news

Ethiopia wants to build Africa’s biggest airport

PREMIUM
Representational image.
Published on Dec 17, 2025 10:07 am IST

Borderlands 4: Release date, time, where to play, editions and more

Borderlands 4 release date, time and more
Published on Sept 08, 2025 09:20 pm IST

7 on Mumbai-bound Boeing 787 flight fall ill due to depressurisation: Report

The issue started when the plane was flying over the Arabian Sea at a cruising altitude of 33,000 feet.
Updated on Jul 01, 2025 08:59 am IST

Ethiopian Airlines sees 30% surge in passengers this year, CEO says

Ethiopian Airlines sees 30% surge in
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 11:45 am IST

DGCA notice to 2 airlines for not rostering pilots with Cat-III training

New Delhi, India - Jan. 3, 2024: Passengers aircrafts ready to takeoff in morning heavy fog at Terminal 3 airport in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. (Photo by Vipin Kumar/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Jan 05, 2024 05:50 am IST

Ethiopian Airlines pilots fall asleep on flight, miss landing

The path of flight ET343 over Addis Ababa, as recorded by Flightradar24. When the plane overflew the runway, the autopilot disconnected, triggering an alarm, which finally woke the pilots, who then turned the plane around. (Courtesy: flightradar24)
Published on Aug 20, 2022 04:53 am IST

US fliers less familiar with Boeing 737 MAX crashes two years on, but wary when reminded: Poll

People depart a Boeing 737 Max airplane at Dallas Fort Worth Airport following a media flight to Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Published on Dec 28, 2020 05:01 pm IST

Boeing says 737 MAX expected to resume flying in January

Boeing said Monday it has completed the first of five milestones it must meet before returning the MAX to service
Updated on Nov 12, 2019 05:52 am IST

Boeing completes year of turmoil with promise to Indonesia on 737 MAX crash

In their final report on Friday, Indonesian investigators highlighted design flaws in MCAS software while also revealing errors or confusion among crew and faulting airline operations.
Published on Oct 26, 2019 09:50 am IST

Boeing to pay 737 MAX crash victims’ families $144,500 each

The families of 346 people killed in two fatal 737 MAX crashes will get $144,500 each from a $50 million financial assistance fund announced in July.
Updated on Sept 24, 2019 12:14 pm IST

Don’t blame Boeing; flying has become dangerous

An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 MAX airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, March 21, 2019
Updated on Jun 01, 2019 06:20 pm IST

Long before Boeing 737 MAX crash, Ethiopian Air pilot warned of dangers

A Boeing 737 crashed in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. May 3, 2019 .
Published on May 29, 2019 12:03 pm IST

Husband killed in Boeing 737 Max air crash, wife sues airliner for $276 million

A French woman whose husband was killed in the March crash of a Boeing 737 MAX airliner in Ethiopia has filed a U.S. lawsuit against the planemaker seeking at least $276 million in damages
Updated on May 21, 2019 08:00 pm IST

Boeing acknowledges flaw in 737 MAX simulator software

Boeing acknowledged Saturday it had to correct flaws in its 737 MAX flight simulator software used to train pilots, after two deadly crashes involving the aircraft that killed 346 people.
Updated on May 19, 2019 06:28 pm IST

Boeing conducts final test flight of 737 MAX with software fix

Boeing conducts final test flight of 737 MAX with software fix
Published on Apr 18, 2019 01:18 pm IST

‘They treat us as Third World’: Lion Air co-founder hits out at Boeing

The co-founder of Indonesia’s Lion Air, one of two airlines that lost passengers and crew in recent crashes involving the 737 MAX, has lashed out at Boeing’s handling of the accidents as the potential business fallout from the jet’s grounding intensifies.
Updated on Apr 16, 2019 10:46 am IST

Too many travelers, too few planes is US airlines’ 737 MAX summer dilemma

Low-cost carrier Southwest, which unlike its rivals only flies Boeing 737s, had estimated $150 million in lost revenue between Feb. 20 and March 31 alone due to MAX cancellations and other factors.
Updated on Apr 14, 2019 10:11 pm IST

SpiceJet to lease 16 Boeing 737s to fill gap as groundings push up fares

SpiceJet has announced low fare tickets. (AFP File Photo)
Updated on Apr 12, 2019 10:55 am IST

China to join FAA’s review panel on Boeing’s 737 MAX

China was the first to ground the newest version of Boeing’s workhorse 737 model last month following the Ethiopian Airlines crash.
Updated on Apr 09, 2019 04:13 pm IST

How flawed software, high speed, other factors doomed an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX

Flying at full take-off power, according to the flight data, the crew then struggled with nose-down commands from MCAS, four aviation experts told Reuters.
Updated on Apr 09, 2019 09:33 am IST

Six minutes to disaster: How Ethiopian Air’s pilots battled the Boeing 737 Max

But the Boeing Co. 737 Max wasn’t about to stall. Instead, a computer was getting erroneous readings from a sensor mounted like a weather vane on the jet’s nose. The
Updated on Apr 05, 2019 10:48 am IST

Ethiopia urges Boeing to review controls, backs pilots

Ethiopia urges Boeing to review controls, backs pilots
Updated on Apr 04, 2019 09:21 pm IST

Ethiopian Airlines 737 crash report expected Thursday: sources

The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that pilots on the doomed Ethiopian plane initially followed emergency steps outlined by Boeing but still could not regain control.
Updated on Apr 04, 2019 10:39 am IST

Investigators believe anti-stall system activated in Ethiopia crash: Report

People walk past a part of the wreckage at the scene of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 plane crash, near the town of Bishoftu, southeast of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on March 10.
Updated on Mar 29, 2019 03:03 pm IST

US lawsuit filed against Boeing over Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people

A lawsuit against Boeing Co was filed in U.S. federal court on Thursday in what appeared to be the first suit over a March 10 Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash that killed 157 people.
Updated on Mar 29, 2019 09:52 pm IST

Boeing 737 MAX makes emergency landing during US transfer

An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 MAX airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington on March 21.
Updated on Mar 28, 2019 07:16 am IST

Airfares are soaring ahead of peak summer travel season: Here’s why

Flights lined in queue for takeoff at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai.
Updated on Mar 26, 2019 10:21 am IST

Ethiopian Airlines ‘believes in’ Boeing despite crash, says CEO

Ethiopia’s transport minister has said clear similarities exist between the two crashes based on an analysis of black box data, without giving further details.
Updated on Mar 25, 2019 03:08 pm IST

After crashes, Boeing 737 MAX to get new warning light: Report

Neither the Lion Air aircraft which crashed in Indonesia, nor the Ethiopian Airlines jet, had the feature, the source said. More than 300 people perished in the two cases.
Updated on Mar 22, 2019 07:59 am IST

Lion Air pilots searched for right checklist before crash: Investigators

An Indonesian National Transportation Safety Commission (KNKT) official examines a turbine engine from the Lion Air flight JT610 at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 4, 2018.
Published on Mar 21, 2019 05:53 pm IST