On October 29, a Lion Air passenger jet crashed into the Java Sea just minutes after takeoff from Jakarta, Indonesia. The plane, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was en route to Pangkal Pinang, a small city on an island off the coast of Sumatra. All 189 people on board were killed.
Lion Air is a low-cost airline based in Indonesia. The 737 MAX 8 is a new model of plane that Lion Air was the first airline to buy. The …