As part of a settlement in a civil lawsuit brought on behalf of the Ethiopian Airlines crash victims, Boeing in 2021 declared that it alone was liable for the ET302 accident and that neither the pilots nor the airline were at fault.

Source: https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/jan/06/final-report-on-boeing-737-max-crash-sparks-dispute-over-pilot-error/

During the event, Hadi Sirika, the Minister of Aviation, highlighted the partnership between Nigeria Air and the Ethiopian Airlines (ET) consortium, which was selected as the preferred bidder.

Source: https://ynaija.com/diezani-files-lawsuit-against-agf-and-efcc-demands-n100bn-for-libel-fg-declares-monday-public-holiday-for-presidential-inauguration-5-things-that-should-matter-today/

Ethiopian Airlines, another member of the Star Alliance, can fly to the centre.

Source: https://www.thewestonforum.com/ethiopian-airlines-announces-expansion-plans-for-europe/

Ethiopian Airlines has been expanding its infrastructure to support its growth.

Source: https://www.blueprint.ng/ethiopias-effective-aviation-sector-offers-lessons-for-nigeria/

Ethiopian Airlines holds a 49 percent stake in the new airline.

Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2023/05/26/fg-unveils-nigeria-air-maintains-it-is-private-sector-driven/

“Ethiopian Airlines knows that the aircraft it landed in Abuja on Friday, May 26, 2023, does not belong to Nigeria Air and is not registered in Nigeria as required by Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations.

Source: https://thewillnews.com/nigeria-air-multi-billion-naira-carrier-project-dogged-by-rot-scam-impunity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nigeria-air-multi-billion-naira-carrier-project-dogged-by-rot-scam-impunity

Less than five months later, in March 2019, an Ethiopian Airlines Max carrying 149 passengers and eight crew members crashed six minutes after takeoff from Addis Ababa.

Source: https://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/national/23559676.families-can-seek-damages-plane-crash-victims-pain-terror-judge-rules/?ref=rss

Rescuers work at the scene of an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on March 11, 2019.

Source: https://www.heraldnet.com/business/us-board-says-boeing-max-likely-hit-a-bird-before-2019-crash/

The Federal Government had boycotted domestic airlines, under the aegis of the Airline Operators of Nigeria, and signed a deal with Ethiopian Airlines to float the Nigerian carrier.

Source: https://newsday.com.ng/national-assembly-to-grill-officials-of-ministries-of-aviation-foreign-affairs-justice-over-failed-nigeria-air-carrier/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=national-assembly-to-grill-officials-of-ministries-of-aviation-foreig