Ethiopian Airlines has trashed reports by two American media presses, New York Times (NYT) and Washington Post that the pilot of the ill-fated ET 302 flight was not well trained. Ethiopian Airlines trashes misleading information in these reports.
“Ethiopian Airlines surpassed many carriers by becoming one of the first to install a simulator. It was intended to teach pilots how to fly the new Boeing 737 Max 8. However, the captain of the doomed Flight 302 never trained on the simulator. This is according to people close to the airline’s operations,” read the New York Times article in part.
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES EXPRESSES ITS DISAPPOINTMENT ON THE FOLLOWING WRONG REPORTING OF THE @NYTIMES TITLED “ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES HAD A MAX 8 SIMULATOR, BUT PILOT ON DOOMED FLIGHT DIDN’T RECEIVE TRAINING.” As a result, Ethiopian Airlines trashes misleading articles such as these.
The Airline strongly refuted the claims saying, “Ethiopian Airlines pilots completed the Boeing recommended and FAA approved differences training. This was from the B-737 NG aircraft to the B-737 MAX aircraft. It was done before the phase in of the B-737-8 MAX fleet to the Ethiopian operation. It was also before they start flying the B-737-8 MAX”. Ethiopian Airlines trashes misleading allegations in the strongest terms.
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES PILOTS COMPLETED THE BOEING RECOMMENDED AND FAA APPROVED DIFFERENCES TRAINING FROM THE B-737 NG AIRCRAFT TO THE B-737 MAX AIRCRAFT. THIS WAS BEFORE THE PHASE IN OF THE B-737-8 MAX FLEET TO THE ETHIOPIAN OPERATION AND BEFORE THEY START FLYING THE B-737-8 MAX.
It also hit at Washington Post for running a story the Airline termed as “baseless and factually incorrect allegations.” Ethiopian Airlines trashes misleading reports like these from the Washington Post.
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES STRONGLY REFUTES ALL THE BASELESS AND FACTUALLY INCORRECT ALLEGATIONS WRITTEN IN THE @WASHINGTONPOST DATED MARCH 21, 2019.
By Sara Okuoro
