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Ethiopian Airlines commits to Boeing ties despite flight 302 crash questions

The Boeing 737 MAX.

Ethiopian Airlines said on Monday it would keep close ties with US plane maker Boeing even though questions remained about its 737 MAX 8 model, after a crash shortly after takeoff this month killed 157 people.

CEO Tewolde Gebremariam also promised to work closely with an investigation into the March 10 incident, after reports that the probe was under strain because the Ethiopian authorities were not sharing information with international partners.

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