I’ve heard one report of an eyewitness who saw smoke emanating from the Ethiopian plane just before the crash. Is it confirmed that fire was observed from the tail section before impact?
— Jim Pollock, Boulder, Colo.
There has been no confirmation of a fire on board the aircraft before the accident, but certainly everything that happened on the airplane before its impact will be part of the investigation. Evidence of a fire would be recorded by the flight data recorder, which is already in the custody of air safety officials. The flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder, known together as black boxes, provide voluminous information about the airplane, its engines and its operation.
Regarding the co-pilot, did he have only 200 total hours of flying ever?
— Melissa Strong, New Orleans
The chairman of Ethiopian Airlines said the co-pilot, Ahmed Nur Mohammod Nur, had 200 hours. Those hours were most likely in addition to the time he had spent learning to fly. According to Yeshiwas Zeggeye, a flight instructor with the airline, pilot cadets accrue 200 or more hours during their training.
How does the safety record of the 737 Max 8 compare with that of Boeing’s other jets?
— Lauren Ammerman, Texas
Source Article from https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/12/reader-center/737-max-8.html
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