Image Credit: BloombergAs the Lion Air crew fought to control their diving Boeing Co. 737 Max 8, they got help from an unexpected source: an off-duty pilot who happened to be riding in the cockpit. Throttle controls are seen in the cockpit of a grounded Lion Air Boeing Co. 737 Max 8 aircraft at terminal 1 of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Cenkareng, Indonesia, on Tuesday, March 15, 2019. We can't provide additional comment at this stage due the ongoing investigation on the accident," Lion Air spokesman Danang Prihantoro said by phone. A Southwest Boeing 737 Max 8 prepares to land (File photo). "We don't like that we weren't notified,'' Jon Weaks, president of the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, said in November.

Source: Ethiopian News March 20, 2019 11:48 UTC