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Ethiopian plane accident: Black boxes show similarities with Lion Air crash

Both planes were MAX 8s, and both crashed minutes post take-off after pilots reported flight control problems

Ethiopia, Ethiopian airlines
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Ethiopian Federal policemen stand at the scene of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 plane crash, near the town of Bishoftu, southeast of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo: Reuters

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Ethiopia said on Sunday the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that killed 157 people had "clear similarities" with October's Lion Air crash, revealed by initial analysis of the black boxes recovered from the wreckage of the March 10 disaster.

The crash has generated one of the most widely watched and high-stakes inquiries for years, with the latest version of Boeing's profitable 737 workhorse depending on the outcome.

Both planes were MAX 8s, and both crashed minutes post take-off after pilots reported flight control problems. Concern over the plane's safety has caused aviation authorities to ground the model, wiping billions of dollars

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