Ethiopian Airlines 'believes in Boeing'

The boss of Ethiopian Airlines said he still "believes in Boeing" in spite of a crash involving the US firm's 737 Max plane which killed 157 people.

Tewolde Gebremariam said: "Despite the tragedy, Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines will continue to be linked well into the future."

Separately, Mr Gebremariam also said the aircraft's anti-stall system was triggered prior to the disaster.

The feature was found to be an issue in another crash of the Boeing's 737 Max.

In a statement outlining the close ties between the Ethiopian and US airline industries, Mr Gebremariam said: "Let me be clear: Ethiopian Airlines believes in Boeing. They have been a partner of ours for many years."

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