The Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed on Sunday - killing everyone on board - had been piloted only hours before from Johannesburg to Addis Ababa, the airline disclosed.
A total of 149 passengers and eight crew members were on board the flight. The victims were of 35 nationalities - with Kenya and Canada suffering the biggest casualties by nationality.The airline said in a statement after a press conference held at Ethiopian Airlines headquarters on Sunday afternoon the plane had crashed shortly after takeoff en route to Nairobi from Addis Ababa.
The new-model Boeing had undergone"a rigorous first check maintenance" on February 4 this year, the carrier said.
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