Ethiopian Airlines pilot 'reported flight control problems before crash'

No external issues were mentioned, claims account of cockpit voice recordings

The pilot of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 told controllers he was having control problems before the Boeing jet crashed, according to an account of cockpit voice recordings from the airline’s chief executive.

No bird strikes or external problems were mentioned by the pilot, who requested permission to return to Bole airport in Addis Ababa within minutes of takeoff. The pilot “reported back to air traffic controllers that he was having flight control problems”, but cited no other issues, Tewolde GebreMariam told the Wall Street Journal.

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