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The Chief Executive Officer of  Boeing Co , Dennis Muilenburg, has partially blamed the pilots flying the  Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max  that crashed in March 2019. His statement contradicts the preliminary findings published in April. Muilenburg said the pilot did not completely follow the manufacturer’s emergency procedures, defending the plane’s design and software system which he said met  Boeing ‘s safety criteria. The blame game took a new turn during  Muilenburg’s address to shareholders at the company’s annual meeting  in Chicago on Monday. The Ethiopian Airlines investigators had absolved the Pilots of wrongdoings before and during the emergency landing that caused the crash. The Investigators  recommended that  Boeing  should review its software  MCAS .  The report did not fault the American manufacturer because the global aviation guideline is to recommend rather than blame any party that might have cause...

Ethiopian Airlines is offering discounted fares in its economy and business class cabin. The offer, 30 per cent discount apply on business class and 50 per cent on economy class fares, involves many destinations including Mumbai, new Delhi, Dubai, Beirut and also newly – added destination, Istanbul in Turkey. The offer applies to booking made until 10 April, 2019, and for travel until June 30, 2019. For the 7th year in a row of African Airlines Association (AFRAA) awards, Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa won the 2018 Best Airline in Africa Award. The award was given in recognition of its exceptional financial performance at the 50th high profile African Airline Association Annual General Assembly held in Rabat, Morocco. Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam said, “We are thrilled to win this prestigious award. In the last seven years we have been coming to AFRAA AGA and receiving this continental high-profile award every single ...