Ethiopian Airlines black boxes showed 'clear similarities' with Lion Air crash: Ministry

Analysis of the data from the black boxes of the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed showed 'clear similarities' with October's Lion Air crash, a spokesman for the Ethiopian Transport Ministry said. 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. "It was the same case with the Indonesian (Lion Air) one. There were clear similarities between the 2 crashes so far," the spokesman said. A preliminary report on the crash is to be released within 30 days, according to the transport minister. <br/>