Airlines aim to take hassle out of security checks

Eye scanners and futuristic security tunnels may be standard in airports soon as the airline industry seeks to maintain safety while reducing the hassles of boarding a plane that deter some people from flying. (more…)

ET409: USS Ramage picks up signals from black boxes

The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) issued a statement on Thursday that the  United States  vessel USS Ramage picked up signals on Wednesday night from the  flight recorders (black boxes ) of Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET409c  which plunged into the Mediterranean Sea Monday morning off Lebanon’s coast.

The statement added that a civilian vessel was dispatched to the site where the boxes are believed to be to retrieve them.

Lebanon cabinet to hold an emergency meeting Friday

The Lebanese cabinet is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting Friday to look into the latest developments with regards to the Ethiopian plane crash and to discuss the proposal of Interior Minister Ziad Baroud regarding the Municipal elections

ET409 crash: Baroud says no evidence of any act of sabotage so far

Lebanon’s Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Ziad Baroud, said he still does not   understand the mystery of the issue of the abduction of  Joseph Sader , pointing out that all available evidence shows that he is a decent human being who is in good standing .

Regarding the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 409 ,  Baroud said the serious  search continues for the victims , the wreckage and the black boxes and cautioned against jumping into any conclusions before the black boxes are found . He said the reports that circulated about a possible sabotage without any proof could ” lead to catastrophic consequences.”

Baroud explained that the investigation   so far did not reveal any  act of sabotage, even at the technical level. He pointed out that Lebanese army officers  are directly involved in all the operations of the US battleship, adding that the crisis requires the  help   of  expertise not available locally and stressed the need to “trust the state “

ET409: Sabotage or missile attack cannot be ruled out

It is always upsetting when an event such as a plane crash takes place. So, we have to ask: What may have happened to Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409,

Ethiopian Airlines accepts full reposnsibility for ET409 crash

According to An Nahar newspaper the Ethiopian Airlines has notified the Lebanese authorities that it accepts complete responsibility for the crash of ET409 . The Ethiopian FM is expected today in Lebanon to meet with his Lebanese counterpart and and other key officials