An extra pilot, riding the cockpit, reportedly saved the pilots of the Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8, who lost control of the aircraft one day before its deadly crash last October. We can't provide additional comment at this stage due to the ongoing investigation of the accident," Lion Air spokesman Danang Prihantoro said by phone, Bloomberg reported. © AP Photo / Elaine Thompson Lion Air Reportedly Dropping Boeing Max Order, Switching to Airbus SELion Air, Indonesia's largest airline, has a notoriously bad safety record. In October 2018, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 operated by Indonesia's Lion Air plunged into the Java Sea soon after take-off, killing all 189 passengers and crew on board. On March 10 another Boeing 737 MAX 8 belonging to the Ethiopian Airlines crashed killing all 157 people from 35 countries who were on board.

Source: Ethiopian News March 20, 2019 04:18 UTC