
Ethiopian Airlines pilots 'could not stop nosedive'
A preliminary report finds that pilots followed instructions but could not regain control.
A preliminary report into the Ethiopian Airlines crash finds that the pilots followed the instructions repeatedly but were not able to regain control of their aircraft. The report did not attribute blame but said all procedures were followed correctly. We speak to an air accident investigator.
Also on the programme: Chancellor Angela Merkel has been in Dublin for a meeting with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar; and the Belgian prime minister has apologised for the injustices Belgium inflicted on thousands of mixed-race children born during the country's rule of Burundi, Congo and Rwanda.
Image: A ruined engine at the Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 crash site. Image credit: Reuters.
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