Faulty systems on a Boeing 737 MAX plane were singled out in Ethiopian investigators’ interim report on last year’s Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people, pressuring the U.S. manufacturer on the eve of the disaster’s anniversary. The accident, following the 2018 crash of the same model plane in Indonesia killing 189 people, led to the grounding of Boeing’s 737 MAX worldwide, wiped billions off the company’s value and sparked hundreds of lawsuits from bereaved families. Monday’s report identified no issues with the airline or pilots’ handling of the brand new 737 MAX which crashed shortly after take-off.
