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Sources: Boeing system triggered repeatedly in Ethiopian crash
The software known as MCAS is at the centre of accident probes in both the crash of Ethiopian flight 302 and a Lion Air accident in Indonesia five months...
Embattled aviation giant Boeing pledged on Wednesday to do all it can to prevent future crashes as it unveiled a fix to the flight software of its grounded 737 MAX aircraft.
The investigation into the crash, which killed all 189 people on board in October, has taken on new relevance as the US FAA and other regulators grounded the model last week after a second deadly accident in Ethiopia.
Muilenberg says based on information provided from both the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines plane crashes, they are taking actions to fully ensure the safety of the 737 max.
Here are some quick facts on the Boeing 737 Max 8. A second model crashed in Ethiopia minutes after takeoff on Sunday, killing everyone on board.
The aircraft was operating a Jakarta-Pontianak service, with 182 passengers and seven crew members onboard, Lion Air spokesman Danang Mandala Prihantoro said in a statement.
Divers have found the second black box from a doomed Lion Air jet that crashed last year killing all 189 people onboard, Indonesian authorities said Monday.
The cockpit voice recorder is likely to hold vital clues that could give investigators insight into the actions of the pilots.
Three of last year's deadly accidents involved operators blacklisted by the European Union.
The Boeing 737 MAX vanished from radar 13 minutes after taking off from Jakarta on October 29, crashing into waters off the north coast of Indonesia's Java Island and killing all 189 people onboard.
Lion Air must take steps 'to improve the safety culture and to enable the pilot to make (a) proper decision to continue the flight,' it said in a statement.
Some 196 bags containing body parts have been recovered from under the water with 79 victims identified and handed over to their families for burial.
Results of a preliminary investigation will be made public after 30 days, one panel official said.
Referring to the landing gear, search and rescue agency head Muhammad Syaugi said, 'we have found part of it.'
Ground staff lost contact with flight JT610 of Indonesian budget airline Lion Air 13 minutes after the Boeing 737 MAX 8 took off early on Monday from Jakarta.
About 189 people are presumed dead after the flight went down in the ocean off the capital, Jakarta shortly after take-off.
There were 189 people on board flight JT610 of budget airline Lion Air when ground staff lost contact with the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft early on Monday.
The Boeing-737 MAX vanished from radar 13 minutes after taking off from Jakarta, plunging into the Java Sea moments after it had asked to return to the Indonesian capital.
At least 189 people were on board the Lion Air plane when it went down just minutes after take-off from the capital Jakarta.