On October 29, 2018, Lion Air Flight 610 crashed into the Java Sea just 12 minutes after takeoff from Jakarta, Indonesia, killing all 189 people on board. The cause of the crash is still under investigation, but here is what we know so far.
The plane was a Boeing 737 MAX 8, and was brand new. It had been delivered to Lion Air in August 2018.
The plane had experienced technical problems on its previous flight, from Bali to Jakarta…