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News There has been a lot of speculation that the MCAS system, which was cited as a contributing factor to the Lion Air crash, was also a potential factor in the crash of Ethiopian 302.  At this point in time, however, we really don’t know what caused ET302 to go...

Last week was a tumultuous week in aviation, as the investigation into the crash of ET302 led to several revelations about the 737 MAX and the process through which it was certified.  Enough questions have been raised that the FBI is now conducting what appears to be...

Ops Group put out an urgent message that warrants attention. "Last week, 120 Ethiopian Air Traffic Controllers announced a strike. Approximately 100 of them have now been banned from operating, and 10 of them - including the Chief Controller, Senior ATCOs, Radar...

Take a look at a brief history of Africa's biggest airlines at a few points in time.  It wasn't until only a few years ago that Ethiopian even was among the top five.  Today it is the uncontested biggest African airline.  Kenya Airways made a brief appearance and...