Max Disaster Pits Boeing Against Ethiopia's Prized Carrier

The focus on Boeing’s new Max jet, rather than the perceived unreliability of an emerging-market airline, has a lot to do with the model’s two fatal -- and strikingly similar -- crashes within five months.“Ethiopian has long taken the crown as the best airline in Africa but is also well regarded globally,” said John Strickland, an aviation analyst at JLS Consulting in London.Boeing hit a setback on Thursday, when Ethiopian authorities defended the pilots of Ethiopian Airl