Boeing 737 MAX Crashed After System Forced Its Nose Down ‘Uncommanded,’ Ethiopia Says

The pilots of a 737 Max jetliner that crashed in Ethiopia last month struggled as the plane’s automated commands pushed the nose down, investigators said Thursday in the first official word on the disaster that killed 157 people and sparked a crisis for plane maker Boeing Co. and aviation regulators.

The pilots of a 737 Max jetliner that crashed in Ethiopia last month struggled as the plane’s automated commands pushed the nose down, investigators said Thursday in the first official word on the disaster that killed 157 people and sparked a crisis for plane maker Boeing Co. and aviation regulators.