Today marks one year since Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed. The accident claimed 157 lives, including humanitarians, executives, students and retirees. Now, the victims’ families are pressuring governments and companies to overhaul aviation safety.
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Our reporter, @dgelles, spoke to members of victims’ families about the lives lost. More than anything, they told him, as the families remember their loved ones, they are left trying to make sense of the incomprehensible. nyti.ms/2IBn30N 
Chris and Clariss Moore of Toronto lost their daughter, Danielle. “When I heard that it felt like the whole world collapsed,” Ms. Moore said. “Did she call for me? Did she scream for us?”
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The niece of Marcelino Tayob, a UN official from Mozambique who died on the flight, started a WhatsApp chat with a few others. The group grew quickly, becoming a clearinghouse for information, anger and plans to push for change.
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The crash in Ethiopia was the 2nd time in 5 months that a new Boeing 737 Max had malfunctioned, after which the Max was grounded. “If they had grounded the plane after the first crash, my dad would still be here,” said Zipporah Kuria, who lost her father, Joseph Waithaka.
As many victims’ families gather in Ethiopia today, read about their loved ones and what the families say still needs to be done.
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