Ethiopian Airlines black boxes show similarities to Lion Air crash - ministry

Close relatives say their final goodbyes to the crew and passengers of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 plane crash, at the wall vault cemetery of Balewold Church, part of the Holy Trinity Cathedral Church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 17, 2019. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie

ADDIS ABABA/PARIS (Reuters) - Ethiopia said on Sunday the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that killed 157 people had "clear similarities" with October's Lion Air crash, according to initial analysis of the black boxes recovered from the wreckage of the March 10 disaster.

Both planes were Boeing 737 MAX 8s, and both crashed minutes after take-off after pilots reported flight control problems. Concern over the plane's safety caused aviation authorities worldwide to ground the model, wiping billions of dollars off Boeing's market value.