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New Boeing plane design under scrutiny after fatal crash

Watu 157 wafariki katika ajali ya ndege ya Ethiopian Airlines

Mabaki ya ndege ya Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8, iliyo anguka iki elekea Nairobi (AAP) Source: AAP

An Ethiopian Airlines plane has crashed six minutes after an early-morning takeoff in the country's capital, killing everyone on board.


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An Ethiopian Airlines plane has crashed six minutes after an early-morning takeoff in the country's capital, killing everyone on board.


The plane was a Boeing 737 MAX-8, a new aircraft facing another round of scrutiny, after it was involved in two crashes in six months.

A Boeing spokesman says a technical team will travel to the crash site to provide technical assistance.


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