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Recorders Show 'Similarities' between 737 Max Crashes

French investigators have extracted virtually all the data from Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302’s FDR, CVR.

All Boeing 737 Max 8s remain grounded until further notice from global aviation authorities. (Photo: Boeing)

By Kaleyesus Bekele

March 18, 2019

Information gleaned from the flight data and cockpit voice recorders recovered from the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 that crashed just southeast of Addis Ababa on March 10 shows “clear similarities” between that disaster and the October 29 crash of a Lion Air Max 8 off the coast of Indonesia, Ethiopian transport minister Dagmawit Moges reported during a Sunday press conference in the Ethiopian capital. The French air accident investigation agency BEA over the weekend successfully completed downloading the recordings of the CVR and FDR from the ill-fated Ethiopian jet in Paris and handed over the data to Ethiopian investigators. Moges did not elaborate on the nature of the similarities, but she said investigators managed to recover virtually all of the data inside the devices. Moges added that the Ethiopian investigation team and the investigators from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board confirmed the accuracy of the data copied.

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