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I've read that they don't want to send it to the USA because of the possibility of Boeing to unduly influence the investigation. http://fortune.com/2019/03/13/
by overlordalex 8y ago
I've read that they don't want to send it to the USA because of the possibility of Boeing to unduly influence the investigation.
http://fortune.com/2019/03/13/ethiopian-air-crash-black-boxes/ http://fortune.com/2019/03/13/ethiopian-air-crash-black-boxe...
> but Ethiopian authorities would prefer to work with the U.K.’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch to ensure that U.S. experts won’t have undue influence in the probe of the American-made plane.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-13/ethiopia-to-send-737-s-black-boxes-to-europe-in-snub-to-u-s https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-13/ethiopia-...
> The choice of Europe over the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board for the analysis of the black boxes is a strategic decision for Ethiopian Airlines and the nation’s government, said Asrat Begashaw, the carrier’s public relations director.
- ams6110 8y agoI would never have held up Ethiopia as the model of incorruptibility. And the NTSB is generally thought to be above reproach. But I guess it's hard to argue that given two competent agencies, the one with the least perceived conflict of interest should do the work.
- dboreham 8y agoThe airline CEO also cited physical distance (and perhaps time zone distance) as a benefit of Europe vs US.
- vt240 8y agoThe last loss of aircraft ETA was involved with, 737-800 ET409 in Lebanon, was also sent to BEA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_Airlines_Flight_409 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_Airlines_Flight_409
- philpem 8y agoGiven Boeing's behaviour thus far (and the other HN thread about the jackscrew issue they covered up some years back), I can't say I blame them. With that said, AIAB has just as formidable a reputation as the FAA. If the truth is there, they'll find it.