Preliminary reports have indicated that an Ethiopian Airlines aircraft bound for the Kenyan capital Nairobi has crashed.
The reports cite a spokesman for the Ethiopian flag-carrier, stating that 149 passengers and eight crew were on board, but contain few other details.
Ethiopian operates several services on the Addis Ababa-Nairobi route, on which the carrier typically deploys Boeing 737-800s.
Source: Cirium Dashboard
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