Ethiopian Airline’s 4months Old Boeing 737 Crashes In Addis Ababa With 157 Onboard

Ethiopian Airline’s 4months Old Boeing 737 Crashes In Addis Ababa With 157 Onboard

Ethiopian Airline’s newly acquired plane, a Boeing 737 has crashed in Addis Ababa moments after taking off on a trip to Nairobi, Kenya, BlackBox Nigeria reports.

It was gathered that the passenger plane which was a brand new aircraft acquired four months ago took off with 149 passengers and 8 cabin crew members onboard.

The crash incident has been confirmed by the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed in a statement some moments ago.

The crashed plane is a Boeing 737 Max 8 with registration ET-AVJ was on a scheduled flight from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Nairobi, Kenya. All 157 people onboard were reported dead after the incident.