On Monday, December 28, a Lion Air plane crashed into the Java Sea shortly after takeoff from Jakarta, killing all 189 people on board. The cause of the crash is still under investigation, but the plane’s black box has been recovered and investigators are looking into several possible causes, including engine failure, pilot error, and weather conditions.
The Lion Air plane was a Boeing 737 MAX 8, and it was less than a year old. It had been delivered to …