Boeing extends its deepest sympathies to the passengers, crew and the families of those who were lost on the Lion Air Boeing MD-82 that crashed on landing today in Solo City, Indonesia. In a tacit acknowledgement of the system’s problems, Boeing is expected to propose a software update that would give pilots more control over the system. Clock ticks in Iran as rivals square up over nuclear deal. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Video. The 737 Max series are the fastest-selling planes in Boeing history, and there are four models - the Max 7, Max 8, Max 9 and Max 10. Once that happened, the pilots had just moments to disengage the system and avoid an unrecoverable nosedive of the Boeing 737 Max, according to two people involved in the testing in recent days. Beberapa serpihan pesawat Lion Air JT 610 yang jatuh di perairan Karawang. pic.twitter.com/Gb6P4zjCQF, by Rebecca Henschke, BBC Indonesia correspondent, Jakarta. A 5-second video brings India and Pakistan together, Harry and Meghan not returning to Royal Family, Excitement builds over new Mars rover images, Uber drivers are workers not self-employed, Death sentence over beheading of French tourist, Huawei turns to pig farming as smartphone sales fall. Relatives of those on board are waiting anxiously for any news at a crisis centre at Jakarta's Halim Perdanakusuma airport, their faces stained with tears. In the tests, a single sensor failed, triggering software designed to help prevent a stall. When I saw on TV that the plane had crashed, my whole body went weak.". At a desk under a white tent, Lion Air staff are taking down their details. Dede dropped her niece Fiona Ayu and her family off at the airport on Monday morning, to make the short journey home. Woman shot during Myanmar anti-coup protests dies. The pilot had asked to return to Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta airport, officials say. Mechanical and design issues contributed to the crash of a Lion Air 737 MAX jet last October, Indonesian investigators told victims' families in a briefing on … All 108 people on board survived. "The airline kept telling us to wait and wait for news, but the images on social media and television are very bad," Dede says. The Lion Air crash in October 2018 - which killed all 189 on board - was the first involving a Boeing 737 Max. The head of Indonesia's disaster agency, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, has tweeted images of debris and personal belongings that came from the aircraft and had been found floating in the sea. All 108 people on board survived . Quiz of the week: What do you know about royal babies? China reveals soldier deaths in India border clash, UN asks for proof that Princess Latifa is alive, The upstart that changed Malaysia's media landscape, The country treating psychosis without drugs. Australia told government workers and contractors to stop using the airline until the findings of the investigation were out. It is a single aisle plane used for short-haul travel. The Captain placed a request to return just a few minutes before the ill-fated crash. If the system starts pushing the plane’s nose down, pilots can reverse the movement via a switch at their thumb, a typical reaction in that situation. Families are being told to go to a hospital to identify the dead. The airline operates 11 Boeing 737 Max 8 planes but the others have not had a similar technical problem and there is no plan to ground the fleet, he added. It has had issues of safety and poor management in the past and was banned from flying into European airspace until 2016. Indonesia, a vast archipelago, is heavily reliant on air travel, but many of its airlines have a poor safety record. Read about our approach to external linking. How much does climate change cost the US economy? In the last 7 days. "I predict there are no survivors, based on body parts found so far.". VideoHow much does climate change cost the US economy? © 2021 BBC. How likely are you to survive a plane crash? In a statement, Boeing expressed sympathy for the victims and families and said it "stands ready to provide technical assistance to the accident investigation". It was due to arrive at Depati Amir airport in Pangkal Pinang an hour later but 13 minutes into the flight, authorities lost contact. "I can't live without her, I love her," he says through tears. Lion Air, which was founded in 1999, has had some safety and maintenance issues in the past and was banned from flying into European airspace from 2007 until 2016. In the Lion Air crash, pilots used the thumb switch more than two dozen times to try to override the system. "The last thing I said to her, was 'be careful'. Lion Air chief executive Edward Sirait also told reporters that he is still waiting for updates on status of the 189 people on board. Lion Air said in a statement that the pilot and co-pilot had more than 11,000 flight hours between them. Hot Topics. Who were the victims of the Lion Air crash? JAKARTA, Indonesia — The fatal crash of Lion Air Flight 610 last year was caused by systemic design flaws in the Boeing 737 Max that … Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. In 2011 and 2012 a number of pilots were found in possession of methamphetamines, in one incident hours before a flight. Lion Air … All 101 passengers and 7 crew on board survived the accident. Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said that flight JT610 lost contact 13 minutes after takeoff. Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing, 20, is the first protester to die since the military coup on 1 February. An Indonesian airliner has crashed into the sea with 189 people on board. I always worry about her when she goes away. Lion Air, a low-cost airline that dominates Indonesia's domestic air travel market, has had more than a dozen accidents in its nearly 20-year history, but none with fatalities since 2004. Navy divers recover cockpit voice recorder of Lion Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea in October, Indonesia President Joko Widodo inspects the items recovered from Lion Air flight JT 610, A member of Indonesian Search and Rescue Agency inspects debris, Rescue teams have been joined by fisherman and volunteers in the search for survivors, Lion Air CEO, Edward Sirait (centre) speaks during a press conference at Lion Air Branch office at Soekarno Hatta Airport, No bodies have yet been discovered among the wreckage of the Lion Air flight, Indonesian search and rescue personnel prepare for a recovery mission, Rescuers searching the site of the plane crash lift a body bag onto a nearby vessel, A relative of passengers arrive at Lion Air's crisis center at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia, In this photo released by Indonesian Disaster Mitigation Agency rescuers inspect debris believed to be from a Lion Air passenger jet, A relative of passengers prays as she and others wait for news on a Lion Air plane that crashed off Java Island, A rescue team member points to the location where Indonesia's Lion Air flight JT 610 had crashed into the sea, at Tanjung Priok seaport in Jakarta, Officials evacuate a body bag containing the remains of one of the victims of the crash, Indonesian relatives of the plane crash victims cry as they wait for the news at the airport in Sukarno Hatta Airport, Support free-thinking journalism and attend Independent events, Lion Air plane crashes minutes after take-off from Jakarta, {{#verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}}, Lion Air pilots had ‘40 seconds to fix error’ simulation reveals, Pilot of crashed Boeing plane ‘did not receive training on simulator'.
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