It's exactly one week since an Ethiopian Airlines' Boeing 737 Max 8 plane crashed, killing all 149 passengers and 8 crew members. And as investigations continue, the examination of the black boxes is underway in Paris. Before the accident, the pilot reportedly complained of flight-control problems, a situation that can only be confirmed once an official report from the investigators is released. CGTN's Girum Chala has more.

On Sunday morning 8:38 AM local time and Ethiopian airlines owned Boeing 737 max 800 plane took off from Bole International Airport with no remarks. It was on a scheduled service destination Nairobi, Kenya.

Within six minutes of air borne tragedy occurs, that plane crashed and killed all on board.

TEWOLDE GEBREMARIAM GROUP CEO, ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES "There were 149 passengers and 8 crew on board. We are very very saddened, our heart is broken because of this tragic accident."

Here at the crash site and about 70 kilometers from the capital Addis Ababa, the black box was recovered and remains of the deceased were collected.

Full investigation is now underway that includes the work being done in France on the recovered voice and data recording device.

TEWOLDE GEBREMARIAM GROUP CEO, ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES "We will comply with all the international regulations and as an airline, we will be fully supporting and cooperating with the investigation and we will know the exact cause."

Ethiopian airlines said the process of identifying the deceased through DNA results will take 5-6 months. But families will be provided with death certificates in two weeks time.

TEWOLDE GEBREMARIAM GROUP CEO, ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES "We have already set up and emergency center here at headquarters. We have also family assistance center at the airport in Addis. And another family assistance center in Nairobi that was the destination. Unfortunately most of our passengers 32 passengers were Kenyans. So we are also setting up similar family assistance Centres in Canada, UK, France,Germany and other areas."

Despite the tragic accident, Ethiopian is said to be one of the safest and most successful airliners in the word. The Ethiopian flag carrier is currently the only profitable and globally representing African airliner.

GIRUM CHALA ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA "Confirmed reports suggest so far more than 50 nations have taken steps to ground the Boeing 737 Max 8 planes. The restrictions range from banning the models from country's airspace or airports to grounding that model in the fleets of airlines based in different country. This is already a huge blow for Boeing. Experts are already blaming the US based manufacturer for sending out insufficiently cooked aircraft to the global market. Girum Chala, CGTN, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia."