The aircraft, a Boeing 737-8 MAX, took off from Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital city, shortly before 9 a.m. local time. A distinguished Carleton University professor, an Edmonton woman and her 5-year-old child, and a Calgary accountant are among 18 Canadians killed when an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed shortly after departing Addis Ababa on Sunday morning. Thousands of people viewed Adesanmi’s Facebook page, which was filled messages of shock, sorrow and condolence for the lives lost in the crash. Investigators determining the cause of Ethiopian plane crash that left 157 people deadA timeline of how the deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash unfoldedAdesanmi was an English professor, director of the university’s Institute of African Studies and an award-winning writer. Earlier on Twitter, Oliphant tweeted he had landed safely in Addis Ababa.

Source: thestar March 10, 2019 20:14 UTC