The flight data and cockpit voice recorders show the pilots of an Ethiopian Airlines jet initially followed all of Boeing's recommended procedures when the plane started to nose dive but still couldn't save it.

The plane crashed just after takeoff on March 10th, killing all 157 people aboard, including 18 Canadians.

The pilots disconnected the system that was causing the plane to manoeuver itself, but for some reason, turned it back on instead of leaving it disconnected and continuing to fly manually for the rest of the flight.  

Guest: Larry Vance

Aviation analyst, and former investigator with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada

The flight data and cockpit voice recorders show the pilots of an Ethiopian Airlines jet initially followed all of Boeing's recommended procedures when the plane started to nose dive but still couldn't save it.


The plane crashed just after takeoff on March 10th, killing all 157 people aboard, including 18 Canadians.


The pilots disconnected the system that was causing the plane to manoeuver itself, but for some reason, turned it back on instead of leaving it disconnected and continuing to fly manually for the rest of the flight.  


Guest: Larry Vance


Aviation analyst, and former investigator with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada