Lion Air Flight 610 crashed into the Java Sea in Indonesia on October 29 after taking off from Jakarta. Both were Boeing 737 Max 8 planesThe Boeing 737 Max 8 was a new model unveiled to great fanfare by the US aviation giant about two years ago. There are approximately 350 Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in operation worldwide, belonging to 54 operators, according to the FAA. The Air Lion plane crashed 13 minutes after taking off. The captain of the Lion Air flight, Bhavye Suneja, an Indian national, had more than 6,000 flight hours, and his copilot, named Harvino, had logged more than 5,000, according to a statement posted by Lion Air.

Source: Ethiopian News March 19, 2019 01:52 UTC