In late 2018, Ethiopian Airlines’ chief pilot urgently reached out to Boeing regarding the safety of the 737 Max airliner, following the fatal crash of a Lion Air flight just a month earlier. The Lion Air incident raised alarms about potential issues with the plane’s flight control system, prompting the Ethiopian pilot to seek guidance on emergency procedures.
Despite similar inquiries from U.S. pilots receiving detailed briefings from Boeing, the manufacturer only referred the…






























