On October 29, 2018, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 operated by Lion Air crashed into the Java Sea shortly after takeoff from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, killing all 189 passengers and crew on board.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation, but initial reports suggest that a faulty sensor may have caused the aircraft to enter into a fatal descent.
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 is a new model of aircraft that was introduced in 2017. …