Pilot of Doomed Ethiopian Airlines Plane Remembered as Loving Son

Forensics experts comb through the dirt for debris at the crash site of the Ethiopian Airlines operated Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, at Hama Quntushele village in Oromia region, on March 14, 2019. Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images

ADDIS ABABA/EJERE, Ethiopia—Yared Getachew, the pilot of the doomed Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed in Ejere on March 10, is being remembered as an experienced pilot, loving son, and inspiring friend.

“We are deeply saddened by the passing of our dear Yared,” the family said in a statement. “With his impeccable record as a pilot, he was one of the youngest in Ethiopian Airlines history to captain a Boeing 737.”