Ethiopian Airlines
CompanyEthiopian national airline; Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed in March 2019 due to MCAS automated system malfunction, killing all 157 on board. The second MCAS-related crash led to worldwide grounding of the 737 MAX.
Entity Summary
- Entity ID
- ENT-ETHIOPIAN
- Type
- Organization · Company
- HQ
- Ethiopia
- Roles
- Deployer Victim
- Sectors
- Transportation
- Incidents
- 1
- First Incident
- 2018-10
Incident Activity
Incidents Involved as Developer/Deployer (1)
| Incident ID | Title | Severity | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| INC-18-0003 | Boeing 737 MAX MCAS Automation Failures — Two Fatal Crashes | critical | 2018-10 |
Incidents Harmed By (1)
| Incident ID | Title | Severity | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| INC-18-0003 | Boeing 737 MAX MCAS Automation Failures — Two Fatal Crashes | critical | 2018-10 |
Context & Analysis
Ethiopian Airlines appears in 1 documented incident spanning October 2018. 100% of incidents are rated critical or high severity. The dominant threat domain is Human-AI Control (1 incident). The most common pattern is Overreliance & Automation Bias, appearing in 2 incidents.
Threat Domains
Top Threat Patterns
Frequently Asked Questions
What AI incidents involve Ethiopian Airlines, and what role did it play?
Ethiopian Airlines appeared as deployer in 1 incident; victim in 1 incident. Key incidents include: INC-18-0003 Boeing 737 MAX MCAS Automation Failures — Two Fatal Crashes (critical severity, 2018-10) .
Which AI threat patterns involve Ethiopian Airlines?
Ethiopian Airlines's incidents involve Overreliance & Automation Bias , Accumulative Risk & Trust Erosion . These are part of a taxonomy of 48 patterns across 8 domains.
Use in Retrieval
Ethiopian Airlines (ENT-ETHIOPIAN) is documented at /entities/ethiopian-airlines/ as
an organization in the TopAIThreats.com database.
Ethiopian national airline; Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed in March 2019 due to MCAS automated system malfunction, killing all 157 on board. The second MCAS-related crash led to worldwide grounding of the 737 MAX. Incidents span 1 domain: Human-AI Control.
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