it crashed six minutes into its flight towards nairobi.bi. we are just hearing from our correspondent in nairobi that there have been no survivors. an ethiopian spokesman in addis ababa telling the state broadcaster that all people on the plane are dead. that was passengers and crew, 33 nationalities, they are telling us. 33 different nationalities were on board that plane. it was a boeing 737 and on its way from addis ababa to nairobi and it crashed just six minutes after take—off. there is a search and rescue operation. this is the plane in question, a boeing 737. simon calder our travel editor was telling a few minutes ago that ethiopian airlines have a pretty good safety record and so does the 737. that is the latest we are hearing, there has been no survivors. there were more than 150 crew and passengers on board, of 33 different nationalities. more than 50 businesses in northern ireland have written an open letter to mps urging them to unite behind a deal to leave the eu. they warn that a no—deal brexit would have a damaging impact o

at the embassyg in nairobi, but all over downtown nairobi was what i understand. so many had high injuries when the bomb went off seconds later. the glass blew in. prudence: there were 5000 people injured in nairobi because one of the two perpetrators threw a stun grenade. human instinct is go to the window if you hear a loud noise. please don't go to the window. ironically, i was the last one up. my responses are pretty good but after so many security briefings, i don't think i did get up. i was blown back but not by the window. most of the wounds of the thousands who were wounded were from the chest up and very bloody. i returned to the bomb site the next day because once i had left the building with my colleagues, we got first aid, and then i went to our building being used as a crisis center. the next morning i returned to what was a tomb of an embassy. i was given by our security engineer a hard hat he had made overnight with the seal. we got through this together as a community. this is the hat of one of the marine security guards who was on duty at the time

larry madowo in nairobi.the past few moments, prime minister theresa may has tweeted saying, i was deeply saddened to hear of the devastating loss of life following the plane crash in ethiopia. at this very difficult time my thoughts are with the families and friends of the british citizens on board and all those affected by this tragic incident. stay with us here on bbc news. in a moment, reeta chakrabarti will be here with all day's headlines. the plane came down shortly after taking off from the capital addis ababa — there are no survivors. translation: it came directly from the sky downwards. we heard a huge explosion. there was no fire before it crashed but once it crashed we saw among the british killed was 55—year—old father of three joseph waithaka. i wasn't looking to waking up to this news this morning. i'm still probably in shock from just finding out what happened. the plane had only been in service for a few months — we'll be looking at its safety record. also this evening. mps are told — back th

ethiopian airlines crash live in the kenyan capital nairobi thank you catherine. let's move on to other news now undervalues taking place central moscow to protest a new bow giving the state more control over the internet the first readings of the proposed law passed in the lower house of parliament last month russian media likening the new sovereign internet to an online curtain for all traffic through service in russia the kremlin says the bill would protect the country internet internet from foreign cyber attacks well let's get more on this now we're joined by correspondent steps and she is live in moscow to talk as more tell us more step through the people's concerns there. you have people are gathering here for this big rally around ten thousand protesters will gather here today to protest this what they call sovereign internet bill that's being discussed in the state duma in these months from now what people are carrying around here are posters so you can save the russian internet or internet or rights just showing that they're very worried that this new bil

people were on board the plane as it disappeared from radar just six minutes after taking off from nairobi a boeing plane was just four months old. also coming up the next confrontation in venezuela's power struggle is on its way off ization later on why does it pose for a nationwide march on the capital that is crippling power outages in the country dragged on with reports of patients dying in hospitals without electricity. and after months playing catch up by an unique replaying the top spot in the display got up to a powerful display against bulbs. i'm rebecca read his welcome to the program we begin with some breaking news a theo p. in the state t.v. says there are no survivors in the crash of an ethiopian airlines boeing seven four seven max traveling from attis abbott to nairobi one hundred fifty seven people were on board the plane was delivered to the airline just four months ago a theo paean prime minister abu ahmed tweeted news of the incident sending condolences to the families of the passages the jet lost contact with air traffic control just minutes after taking off the tracki

alistair leithead, bbc news, nairobi. let's go live to nairobi.ica business editor, larry madowo, is atjomo kenyatta airport. iimaginea i imagine a very sombre atmosphere since the news came through of the flight since the news came through of the flight going down. what is happening now? absolutely, there have been devastated family members all afternoon since the news came through this morning, trying to find more information and authorities here have opened two emergency centres where they can get support including counselling and that is closed off to the public and the media. they have been receiving information about loved ones on that plane. we know that pilot of the aircraft was a canyon ethiopian who reported difficulties to air traffic control and asked to turn back, but six minutes into that flight it came down. here in nairobi a lot of scratching heads and tiers and shock for people who were expecting to see loved ones on this aircraft. this plane does a lot of routes in nairobi, one of the busiest routes in africa and it's almost like

alistair leithead, bbc news, nairobi.e from jakarta is aviation analyst gerry soejatman, who has been watching the story unfold. i guess not least because this is horribly familiar after events a few months ago in indonesia. it is and originally i was hoping it would be something different because if it is a repeat then something must be done quickly but sadly with the confirmation from ethiopian airlines at the press conference, they said the crew did say they were having problems and were returning. it is similarto problems and were returning. it is similar to what happened in that lion air crash in october and data from the various flight tracking websites show similar signs but it's early days and at the moment we are worried it might be the same thing. tell us about this plane model and what the problem might be if these crashes are linked. the 77 max is used worldwide and there is a particular feature with the max due to the need for more efficient engines, they need a larger engine than the previous boeing 737 and

one planet summit taking place in nairobi. is in nairobi forests and joy how are the french and chinese going both competing for kenya who is winning. well between genya rather between france and china you would definitely say that china is still winning though we see the signing of contracts between france and kenya to the tune of about two point three billion dollars that was out in the day between yesterday and today that is between the two countries but when you compare that to what china has down white house china has invested in kenya you can actually put that well put it this way that china is kenya's biggest creditor. over five billion u.s. dollars so that is quite a huge amount and couldn't teach investors well for what france is doing now is that they're trying to invest in infrastructure and clean energy as well as manufacturing but china has already been there the last twenty yes that's what china has been doing in kenya. how can it would you say african nations looking after the m. fire but following up on a call

it's all relative if i can tell joy the reindeer are they reporting from nairobi thank you so much. indonesian national carrier is canceling its order for dozens of boeing a seventy seven max eighty jets after the model was involved in two crashes the decision is likely to spark further cancellations from other carriers including from governors rival lion air earlier this month an ethiopian airlines seven three seven max went down shortly after takeoff and last october a seventy seven x. eight operated by lion air crashed in indonesia both cases or people on board were killed u.s. prosecutors are investigating the certification process for the chief. and are just some other global business stories making the news. right helling company has picked the new york stock exchange for its i.p.o. the listing is lined up for april and could value the company at one hundred twenty billion dollars one of the five biggest ever global ride sharing platform also operates in more than fifteen major african cities from cairo in the north to cape town in this house. a study by pricewaterhouse cooper

alistair leithead, bbc news, nairobi.orrespondent, emmanuel igunza, is at the crash site near bishoftu in ethiopia, and sent us this update. the rescue recovery efforts are ongoing now and the security services have cordoned off a big area, which is the actual crash site of this flight et302 and from what i can see the area of impact is about the size of a football pitch, and in the middle there is a huge hole which is the point of impact. and everywhere i've been walking around the cordoned area you can see personal effects and parts of the plane all over, beyond where police forces are concentrating the recovery effort. we have seen lots of emergency services here. we understand that earlier on the department were sent the remains of various people who lost their lives and this is a farming area, several onlookers have come here, a lot of them just looking and some of them have been telling me when the crash happened, they heard a loud bang and then immediately the plane burst into flames, and looking at the crash site

our correspondent melanie heard the balls following the story for us in nairobi where that plane was headed says more details about the victims of yesterday's crash. details about the people from all over the world who are on board if the plane which never arrived here in nairobi are emerging according to canyon has the highest number of casualties but thirty two followed by canada with eighteen if european lost nine and italy the u.s. and china all had eight nationals on board the list of their names has been published and we're learning more about the people behind these numbers one of them for example was. he was born and raised in mombasa studied law in washington d.c. and was on his way to nairobi because the mother of his fiance had died and now the victim is the ethiopian aid worker. messy he worked for save the children was described by his colleagues as someone with tired lessly worked to protect vulnerable children in humanitarian crises there were also a lot of you and staffers on board of the plane they were heading to nairobi where the assembly where the u.n. environment

in nairobi kenya people gathered to wait for flight three zero two zero five zero but it never landed there was confusion at first relatives complained they received little information this man just mystified a flight. everyone must be. doing was not his company but normal seemed like just putting up until twenty one of the passengers sold these me lately because he just brushed ne of nairobi in at us have a bait the i.p.o. as the afternoon wore on a sickening realize i should sit in for passengers loved ones those on board were never coming home the carrier if european airlines expressed its condolences today is a very sad tragic day for all of us. who are on board. at the crash site just outside the city the search for answers has already begun once the shock fades the loved ones of over one hundred fifty passengers and crew on board will want answers. how could this happen on such a clear sunny die. well let's bring in our correspondent melanie cord to baal she is in nairobi where the flight was headed she's been following the latest developments for us hi melanie we just heard the

people were on board the plane as it disappeared from the radar just six minutes after taking off from nairobi the search and rescue operations are underway. the next confrontation in venezuela is a power struggle is on its way opposition leader juan waldo calls for a nationwide march on the capital that's as crippling power outages in the country dragged on with reports of patients dying in hospitals without electricity also coming out. concerns grow that north korea could be preparing to launch a new missile all space rocket images from a felicity facility show on mutual activity. and tibetans around the world commemorate sixty years since a failed uprising against chinese rule forced their spiritual leader into exile. i'm rebecca races welcome to the program we begin with some breaking news just in and ethiopian airlines boeing seven three seven max traveling from out is ababa to nairobi has crashed. we've casualties reported one hundred forty nine passengers and crew members were on board the flight the plane lost contact just minutes after taking off search and rescue operations are in pr

authorities combing the site near i disagree about where the plane went down shortly after taking off for nairobi one hundred fifty seven people were on board the seven thirty seven max it is the second crash in months of boeing's latest airliner. also coming up the next confrontation in venezuela as power struggles opposition leader one why bill calls for a nationwide march on the capital that is as crippling power outages in the country dragged on there to reports of patients dying in hospitals without electricity. and tibetans around the world marks sixty years of failed uprising against chinese forced their spiritual leader into exile. i'm sumi so much kind of thank you for joining us ethiopian airlines says all one hundred fifty seven people have been killed in the crash of a boeing seven thirty seven max jet the airliner lost contact with air traffic control minutes after taking off from i disobey ba to nairobi kenya an ethiopian canadian and chinese passengers are said to be among the dead now the plane was the newest version of the seven thirty seven it was just four months old at the tra

the ethiopian airlines flight en route to nairobi was crashed. i'm george howell. >> i'm natalie allen. we just received word of this crash in the past hour. this is what we know early on. the boeing 737 went down near the town of bishoftu. the airline said there 139 passengers, eight crew members on the plane. cnn's robyn kriel joins us in ababa, ethiopia, robin, what are you hearing? >> reporter: the apl has a blackout, and just now they're starting to talk more. what we understand the tweet came from the prime minister. that was the first indication that there was any kind of a plane crash. he offered his condolences to the family who lost loved ones on that flight. for now, what we understand, there is some kind of an operation ongoing. we don't know if it's a rescue operation or search operation. we're hearing mixed reports. i believe the airlines has issued a statement that has issued a statement, but it was a boeing 737. from my own experience, i can tell you those flights would be fairly full. it's early sunday morning where it would have

the victims of sunday's accident include people from thirty five countries in nairobi the united nations environment assembly paid tribute to their colleagues who died on the way to the conference. as to be more let us be free. to travel and work from their homes and local ones who have made a bet the place to live there you know that nation's ofis at nairobi is ready to support all dispatch by this tragedy the crash has affected people across the world they are hoping the investigation will tell them why their loved ones didn't make it home. melanie credible is following the story from nairobi she has more information about the victims of yesterday's plane crash. details about the people from all over the world who were on board of the plane which never arrived here in nairobi are emerging according to kenya has the highest number of casualties with thirty two followed by canada with eighteen if european lost nine and italy the u.s. and china all had eight nationals on board the list of their names has been published and we're learning more about the people behind these numbers one of t

nairobi and crashed some six minutes after takeoff he's holding that conference in nairobi saying that it was expected to arrive there at ten thirty five in the morning they don't have information yet on the nationalities of the one hundred fifty seven people on board but we have heard from. ethiopian government sources that there were thirty three nationalities on board and that there were no survivors the kenyan transport secretary telling people at the news conference there that they've established two emergency centers at the international airport let's go to our correspondent catherine saw a she's joining us live from the airport again catherine james saying that it's critically important now at this time they don't have a lot of information for the most important thing for them is to ensure that the families and friends of passengers are given the highest level of privacy as they wait for more information. yes and he has said that this is a very emotional and sensitive so they have to be very careful with the information that is coming out particularly to the relatives and friend

from nairobi, alistair leithead reports. ethiopian airlines flight 302 was due to arrive in the kenyan capital nairobi this morning. with149 passengers and eight crew on board. it took off from addis ababa at 8:35am local time. just six minutes later, it disappeared from the radar. it crashed near a town 37 miles from the airport. a search and rescue operation was launched, but it soon became clear there would be no survivors. the ethiopian prime minister's office put out a statement expressing its deepest condolences to the families of those who have lost loved ones. we need to make sure the relatives and friends who are meeting them at nairobi airport, who were supposed to meet them at nairobi airport this morning, are supported in the best way possible in this time of anxiety. among the dead were people from 33 countries. a major international united nations convention is due to start in nairobi on monday and delegates were arriving today. some un staff died in the crash. seven british nationals are also among the dead. t

hundreds of people gathered today outside the airport here in nairobi where the plane was supposed to arrive at ten thirty in the morning family friends and colleagues had been waiting for their loved ones and would then attended to in emergency centers at the airport it's also been an outpouring of messages of condolence on social media and you can really tell that the entire country is mourning kenya has in fact the highest number of casualties thirty two kenyans one boarded the plane and now everyone here is of course asking what happened a lot of things still very unclear but we do know that the plane crashed just six minutes after takeoff we know that the pilot had sent out a distress signal that he asked for permission to return to the capital which he was granted but the plane never made it back. is regarded as a very reliable and safe not only in africa but across the globe but a lot of people are now wondering if in fact something could have been wrong with the model itself the boeing seven thirty seven eight max it's a brand new model that the airline had just board four mon

authorities combed the site near i disobey about where the plane went down shortly after taking off for nairobi one hundred fifty seven people were on board the seven thirty seven max it is a second crash in months of boeing's latest airliner. two german journalists are forced to leave turkey after officials there refused to renew their accreditation german public broadcasters e.d.s. says turkey is trying to intimidate foreign correspondents. plus an bundesliga soccer dortmund lose their illegally despite beating stuttgart fire and i want top on goal difference thanks to their six nil win over goals for the. times to me so misconducts good to have you with us ethiopian airlines says all one hundred fifty seven people have been killed in the crash of a boeing seven thirty seven max jet the airliner lost contact with air traffic control minutes after taking off from disobey back to nairobi passengers from more than thirty countries were on board with the largest number of those who died from kenya five german citizens citizens are among the death. why it was fine flying weather but still the boei

catherine many thanks to kevin sawyer reporting live from nairobi just to to recap. if you know penalize flight number three zero two with one hundred fifty seven people on board eight crew one hundred forty nine passengers has crashed shortly after taking off from at a suburb of bound from nairobi in kenya the aircraft registration of e.t.a. v.g. was a boeing seven three seven max eight delivered in november last year it is the same craft the same type of aircraft that crashed in october the lion ad seven three seven max eight crash into these. last year more details on that breaking news and when we get it here on. in the meantime we'll move on to the rest of the day's news parts of venezuela remain without electricity as the political battle for power intensifies mass rallies subpoena held both for and against president nicolas maduro he's blaming the power and telecoms blackouts and what he called an international cyber attack on the dura says that a coup attempts led by rival why though has been defeated the opposition leader is vowing to lead a nationwide march

environment program in nairobi many of the plane's passengers were heading to that event. on the flight last contact with air traffic control just six minutes after takeoff the crash has put global aviation authorities on alert. after daybreak red cross workers retrieved the personal items of those onboard the flight. while investigators look for the black boxes. a large crater marks the spot of impact ethiopian authorities are leading the search aided by the u.s. kenya and others. as the country marked a day of mourning the airline announced new safety precautions. as of. yesterday we have grounded all. morning the seven three seven eight marks fleet nicci turbulence created in which was involved in yesterday's accident. as a precaution safety measure. but this does not move that. incident was related to. these defects on this specific fleet other countries have also temporarily grounded their max eight fleet the same boeing model crashed just five months ago in indonesia the victims of sunday's accident include people from thirty five countries. in nairobi the united nat

thirty seven max eight jet went down six minutes after taking off from addis ababa on its way to nairobi all one hundred fifty seven people on board were killed the crash has raised concerns over the safety of the seven thirty seven model involved a new design from boeing. you have to daybreak red cross workers retrieve the personal item. of those onboard the flight. investigators recover the wreckage. of a large crater marks the spot of impact ethiopian authorities are leading the search aided by the u.s. kenya and others as the country marked a day of mourning the airline announced new safety precautions. as of. yesterday we have grounded all. the seventy seven marks fleet nicci turbulence created in which was involved in yesterday's accident. as a precaution safety measure. but this does not move that. incident was related to. these defects this specific fleet other countries have also temporarily grounded their max eight fleet the same boeing model crashed just five months ago in indonesia the victims of sunday's accident include people from thirty five countries in nairobi the unite

all of these organizations have massive bases here in nairobi. in fact, in many of the cases there are living in nairobi. and hopping over to adsis. and the crisis of refugees, all the crises are tackled between these two great cities. it came as no surprise there would be so many united nations people onboard. but the reaction is a great sense of loss and shock really. i'm here talking to you at the international airport. behind me is the international arrivals. now, 24 hours ago that plane, that doomed -- should have arrived at the airport and many would have been walking through this international arrivals area. and sadly that isn't the case. at the moment we know that the company's executive for safety and transport is going to talk in a moment and he's joined as well by the ethiopian airlines chief from nairobi. we don't know what they're going to say but of course is feeling of tragedy is palpable in this town where so many united nations people work. no matter what organization you come from, you'll have an office in nairobi. why is that?

they were travelling to the kenyan capital, nairobi, this morning.ccident happened six minutes into the journey, with the aircraft coming down outside a town 37 miles from addis ababa. so far it's not clear what caused the boeing 737 to crash. the plane had only started service a few months ago. joanna toole, a un worker from devon, has been named as one of the britons on the flight. she worked for the united nations fisheries and aquaculture department, heading to nairobi to attend the un environment assembly. her colleagues described her as a ‘wonderful human being', and her father said she was a ‘very soft and loving' woman. from nairobi, alistair leithead reports. there is very little left of ethiopian air flight 302. this is where it crashed, just minutes after take—off. there were 149 passengers and eight crew on board. a search and rescue operation began but the fire was intense. the earth left blackened as the aircraft ploughed into the ground. eyewitnesses described the intensity of the impact. translation: they came directly from the sky do

also take you to nairobi way world leaders gathered to talk about climate change will also give they achieve more than just posing for the cameras and giving speeches. and what's it like to be mistaken for a whale. to get a firsthand account from the south african diver had an out of this world encounter with the beast of the ocean. a pristine wonder welcome to news africa i'm glad. the climate change movement started by the swedish teenager great touch who has seen schoolchildren from all over the world walk out of cross on fridays in protest aimed at bringing attention to climate change in uganda a group of students held a demonstration in solidarity with the movement in the capital kampala now because of strict laws in uganda on public protests they were restricted as to how far they could go from the school but the students weren't made the best of the situation. and. i spoke to a and i will get with a student championing the hash tag fridays for future in uganda i asked her why she decided to become an activist for the environment where they say that to become an . we're meant t

in nairobi many things. turning now to venezuela and the opposition leader one who has called for a nationwide march on the capital caracas it's the latest round in his power struggle with socialist president nicolas maduro who claimed on saturday that attempts to overthrow his government had been defeated venezuela's been crippled by nationwide power outages with one n.g.o.s reporting that fifteen patients had died in hospitals because the blackout meant they couldn't get dialysis. with one of venezuela's worst ever power outages entering a fourth day tensions have been running high and tempers fraying. now that the riot is about to kick off because of the blackout not because of madeira not because of anything else we want to electricity we want to let tricity that's only just electricity for many venezuelans the ongoing power struggle between president maduro and the man who wants to oust him has taken a back seat to more pressing concerns. but come march with me but don't turn the electricity off on peop

airlines flight that crashed on sunday shortly after takeoff from a disobeys it was on routes to nairobi in kenya people one hundred fifty seven died they included academics and aid workers doctors and diplomats and families on their way to visit relatives kenya lost the most people in the accident with that t two on board the flight among the eighteen victims from canada was an award winning academic who was born in nigeria and save the children paid tribute to one of its aid workers who was one of nine victims from ethiopia some of the loved ones of those victims have been gathering at the hotel in nairobi as they wait for news. these are. united in grief and prayer and searching for. these relatives and friends of those involved in the plane crash are desperate to know how this tragic accident happened. with their well being a top concern for authorities they've been kept away from the media. for. has been a new continue to be. investigations which will continue making sure the will for all the friends and families affected is given utmost attention. as the hours go by more stories em

eighty years old and still going strong hologram up from nairobi has become a local celebrity with all the likely trade to show she has been repairing car stereos for thirty years and has absolutely no plans to retire. and there's seven hundred billion dollars to be made in africa telecommunications industry if only more women have mobile phones. also on the show it's twenty nineteen so while women still vastly under a percentage in company boardrooms worldwide one of the very few female c.e.o.'s in the car industry tells us why and what to do about. this. it's business africa. as in berlin welcome. zimbabwe is about to scrap rules that prevent the control of local platinum mines by foreign mining companies the government said to the plans were part of its new campaign zimbabwe is open for business the country is the second largest platinum reserves in the world currently foreign companies may hold no more than a forty nine percent share diamond and platinum mine operations under the black empowerment law introduced under robert mugabe's rule. africa's largest ach area ethiopian airlin

to nairobi airports i think you. let's get more from the top there's a variation on mr christopher coke a welcome christof we'll start with the two black boxes that have been recovered what do they record what are they likely to reveal their true devices first there is the voice recorder that of course all the noise all butts being said on the flight deck and now analyzing this should be fairly easy and then there's the flight data recorder that records hundreds of sets of data of the flight itself once the plane leaves its parking position so that means speed altitude trimming direction all of these all of these. criteria and so first they need to be determined which of these data sets is still extractable from from the recorder and then once it happens that recorders are probably a damaged the it is damaged the recorders are built to withstand even a high velocity impact and even if they are damaged they do is still usable usually never the less once you have when you have to state you know you need to determine wh

victims from ethiopia some of the loved ones of those victims have been gathering at the hotel in nairobi as they wait for news. these are. united in grief and prayer and searching for answers these relatives and friends of those involved in the plane crash are desperate to know how this tragic accident happened. with their well being a top concern for authorities they've been kept away from the media. the focus has been new continue to be. you know don't leave investigations which will continue making sure the will for all the friends and families affected is given utmost attention. as the hours go by more stories emerge about the victims kenyans cedric was a law student at georgetown university in the u.s. he's been heading to nairobi after the death of his fiance's mother the university said he'd be remembered as a quote kind compassionate and gentle soul. you know it's like on mondays i have a pizza there for us to walk in and talk to him he was a great resource for us and it was amazing too because he was actually like going to school for a lot and he still made time for us to talk t

the nairobi airports i think you . venezuela has halted most of its oil exports following a power blackout that's paralyzed the country's main export terminal and or processing facility along with most of the rest of the country this is the fifth day of power outages of venezuelans are struggling to cope and that all reports of looting authorities have been unable to say when the problem will be resolved the country's president has blamed it on an act of sabotage backed by the united states but critics say it's actually the results of corruption and mismanagement. as you can imagine venezuelans have been using social media to share their experiences and to do what they can to help each other i d. w. digital reporter i mean i see first been looking into these forced welcome or i mean what if you found well this phones are using social media as a media first and foremost just to share stories journalists there have been reporting that if you turn the t.v. on you're more likely to see a soap opera than actual coverage of

board thirty two nationalities the ethiopian airlines jet was fined from adam to kenya and iraq to nairobi in kenya this is the second crash in five months in the nation's version all the world's best selling seven three seven. algerians have launched a partial strike as part of protests against president with the his reelection bid activists have been campaigning for a general strike and civil disobedience and protests to. secure a fifth term in power. let's get more on our top story now the plane crash in ethiopia we're joined by alan diehl is a former national transportation safety board investigator he's joining us from santa fe new mexico very good to have you with us on al-jazeera so the n.t.s.b. are actually going to ethiopia to help with the investigation what will they be looking at. there are billions of that this point will have to look at everything although we do know there was a radio call apparently from the pilot describing a what chemical from so certainly the n.t.s.b. will bring with it or a plane experts in the area the airframe systems engines and so on and of course th

canyon's transport minister has an emergency team at nairobi airport as helping the passengers family we have initiated the airport's. emergency response is to basically take care. all that dave's and friends. who may be affected in the who. want to receive the passage us upon arrival tonight will be. the freight was expected to arrive you know be at about ten thirty five this morning. this teach what you've done. is to establish. to be my dissenters. says the plane's pilot had reported difficulties and asked to return to our correspondent catherine sawyer she's joining us live from nairobi what more are you hearing catherine from ethiopian and kenyan authorities. they've been briefing the media throughout the day and the last briefing was about two hours ago where they talked about particularly the ethiopian airlines talked about the pilot who realized that he had some a kind of quote problems and asked to turn back this request was granted but then the aircraft went off radar almost immediately afterwards here in kenya the minister held another press conference and basically both si

what are you hearing there, what are airport officials in nairobi telling you?r, kenyan authorities and airport officials have been addressing the press. they have been addressing the press. they have set up an emergency support centre for the families and friends here and they will be offering counselling for them. they are trying to provide them with some privacy as they come to terms with this tragedy. the aircraft was expected at 10:15am at local time but six minutes after it took off from addis ababa, south—east of the capital, it lost contact and now it has been confirmed it went down and all 30 nationalities on board, 149 passengers and eight crew perished in the aircraft. the authority say the primary source of information is ethiopia but they are expecting the loved ones and friends here at ethiopian airport. what is the safety record of ethiopian airlines? it has one of the best safety records on the continent. the last time the airline had fatalities in the series was in 1996 and that was a hijacked plane which ended up killing 123 people. 0ver a hija