Lion Air

Behind Boeing 737 Max Crisis: Lax Regulator, Top-Down Company Culture

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday August 4, 2019

Even before the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes claimed 346 lives, Boeing flight tests had revealed problems similar to those encountered by pilots on the ill-fated 737 MAX flights.

Boeing Promises $100 Million To Help Families Affected By 737 MAX Crashes

World News | Reuters | Thursday July 4, 2019

Boeing on Wednesday said it would give $100 million to organizations to help families affected by the deadly crashes of the company's 737 MAX planes in Indonesia and Ethiopia.

"Safety Was Just A Given": Inside Boeing's Boardroom Amid 737 Max Crisis

World News | Douglas MacMillan, The Washington Post | Monday May 6, 2019

Before approving plans for a new jetliner called the 737 Max, Boeing's board of directors discussed how quickly and cheaply it could be built to compete with a rival - but the members didn't ask detailed questions about the airplane's safety, according to three people present for the meetings.

Pilot Grounded After Beating Hotel Clerk Over Ironing

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday May 3, 2019

A pilot for Indonesia's Lion Air who beat a hotel clerk because he was unhappy with how his uniform was ironed has been grounded, the airline said Friday.

Boeing Sees Me As Its "Piggy Bank", Says Lion Air Co-Founder

World News | Reuters | Tuesday April 16, 2019

The co-founder of Indonesia's Lion Air, one of two airlines that lost passengers and crew in recent crashes involving the 737 MAX, has lashed out at Boeing's handling of the accidents as the potential business fallout from the jet's grounding intensifies.

"Corporate Greed", Alleges Lawsuit By Boeing 737 MAX Crash Victim Family

World News | Lori Aratani, The Washington Post | Tuesday April 9, 2019

Citing "corporate greed" and "serious misconduct," the family of an American man who died when an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed last month filed a lawsuit Monday against Boeing, the manufacturer of the 737 Max aircraft.

Six Minutes To Disaster: How Ethiopian Air Pilots Battled Boeing 737 MAX

World News | Alan Levin, Julie Johnsson and Mary Schlangenstein, Bloomberg | Friday April 5, 2019

Ethiopian Transport Minister Dagmawit Moges said in a press conference on Thursday that the pilots followed proper procedures issued after the October crash of a Lion Air jet. She recommended that Boeing review its flight-control system.

Faulty 737 Sensor From Lion Air Crash Linked To US Repair Shop

World News | Alan Levin and Harry Suhartono, Bloomberg | Wednesday April 3, 2019

A faulty sensor on a Lion Air 737 Max that's been linked to the jetliner's deadly crash last October and a harrowing ride the previous day was repaired in a US aircraft maintenance facility before the tragedy, according to investigative documents.

"Nobody Heard Us": Wife Of Lion Air's Indian Pilot On Boeing Troubles

India News | Joanna Slater,Shibani Mahtani, The Washington Post | Monday April 1, 2019

Three months after the Lion Air plane her husband was piloting plunged into the sea, Garima Sethi sat with senior officials at the Indonesian carrier in January and urged them - again - to ground the Boeing 737 Max 8.

Boeing 787 From Australia Diverted After Smoke From Cockpit: Official

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday March 25, 2019

A United Airlines Boeing 787-900 jet was diverted to the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia today after reports of smoke coming from the cockpit, a local official told AFP.

Pilots Of Crashed Ethiopian Jet Used Flight Simulator

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday March 24, 2019

The pilots of the Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 that crashed on March 10, killing all 189 people on board, used a flight simulator to learn how to fly the Boeing 737 Max 8 plane, the flag carrier told CNN.

Minutes Before Lion Air Plane Crashed, Pilots Scrambled Through Handbook

World News | Reuters | Thursday March 21, 2019

Indonesian investigators said on Thursday the cockpit voice recorder from a crashed Lion Air Boeing Co 737 MAX 8 jet showed pilots were searching for the right checklist in their handbooks and were experiencing airspeed and altitude issues.

Pilot Who Hitched A Ride Saved Lion Air 737 Day Before Deadly Crash

World News | Alan Levin and Harry Suhartono, Bloomberg | Wednesday March 20, 2019

As the Lion Air crew fought to control their diving Boeing 737 Max 8, they got help from an unexpected source: an off-duty pilot who happened to be riding in the cockpit.

"Allahu Akbar" Were Lion Air Co-Pilot's Last Words Before Crash: Report

World News | Reuters | Wednesday March 20, 2019

The pilots of a doomed Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX scoured a handbook as they struggled to understand why the jet was lurching downwards, but ran out of time before it hit the water, three people with knowledge of the cockpit voice recorder contents said.

Black Box Shows "Clear Similarities" Between Ethiopian, Lion Air Crashes

World News | Paul Schemm, The Washington Post | Monday March 18, 2019

Ethiopia's transport minister said Sunday that information from the flight data recorder on the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed last week shows "clear similarities" with the crash of the same type of plane in Indonesia in October.