When Lion Air Flight 610 plunged into the Java Sea off Indonesia shortly after takeoff last October, killing 189 people, analysts and passengers alike were cautiously satisfied in the aftermath with Boeing's explanation that its state-of-the-art 737 Max aircraft is safe.

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The Irish person who was among the 157 people on board the Ethiopian Airlines flight has been named as Michael Ryan from Lahinch Co Clare.

All passengers on the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa are dead, according to a spokesperson for the airline.