Father of Ethiopian Airlines Pilot Mourns Irrepressible Son

When Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 plummeted to earth Sunday, killing all 149 passengers and eight crew members, the captain, Yared Getachew, was en route from his adopted home, Ethiopia, to his country of birth, Kenya. Although he was the youngest captain at the airline, 29-year-old Yared had completed the route between the East African nations’ capitals many times. A veteran pilot with more than 8,000 hours of flight time and more than 10 years of experience, Yared is being...

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