(Image: Facebook)(Image: AFP/Getty Images)(Image: AFP/Getty Images)Flightradar24 said "final date received from the aircraft indicates a high rate of descent." Edward Sirait, chief executive of Lion Air Group, told Reuters: "We cannot give any comment at this moment,""We are trying to collect all the information and data." The plane was airworthy, and had only been operated by Lion Air Group since August, the company said. (Image: REUTERS)(Image: HADI SUTRISNO/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)(Image: AFP/Getty Images)Its pilot and co-pilot had together amassed 11,000 hours of flying time, Lion Air said in a statement. Manufacturer Boeing is aware of the airplane accident reports and is "closely monitoring" the situation, its spokesman told Reuters.

Source: Daily Mirror October 29, 2018 07:37 UTC