There is still no official report on the crash of the Ethiopian airliner off the coast of Naameh, South of Beirut.While it is not unusual for airline crash investigations to take time, some of the leaks emanating from the Lebanese government are worrisome and seem to indicate a will to hide the true cause of the crash.
In addition, there is tension growing between the Lebanese and Ethiopian governments over the not so subtle accusations of pilot error coming from the Lebanese side.
The lawsuit against Boeing that was just filed in Illinois on behalf of the relatives of the crash victims may help put some clarity into the matter. The American justice system's concept of discovery will no doubt shed much light on the substance of the investigation. Boeing will certainly zealously defend the safety of its planes and, as a result, disclose the real cause of the crash.
