As I have said before, the very best pilot I have ever known was from Ethiopia.
This is not the same as all pilots from Ethiopia being the best pilots in the world. Clearly Ethiopian management did not ever ascertain if their pilots could fluidly cope with the Lion Air scenario before putting passengers into the seats. Ethiopian CAA did not ascertain if Ethiopian Airline had done that check. The pilots of the accident craft did not memorize the steps even though the prior crash should have been fresh in their minds.
I believe the pilot who was there at the time, that Ethiopian was avoiding doing anything about that training.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...-737-max-crash
It's not a matter that Ethiopian nationals are innately incapable, that's absurd; it's a matter that these pilots, their management, and their CAA were all unmotivated to cease 737 Max operations before understanding how to deal with MCAS. Except for Bernd Kai von Hoesslinm who apparently resigned rather than be associated with them.