A preliminary report has found the Ethiopian Airlines plane which crashed last month killing 157 people, nosedived despite pilots performing the correct procedures.
Ethiopia's transport minister says despite efforts, crew were 'not able to control the aircraft'.
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 was grounded globally in the wake of the crash, which was the second deadly accident in six months involving the new model.
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