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One year after Lion Air crash, Boeing 737 MAX remains grounded

Boeing’s entire global fleet of almost 400 MAX planes has stayed out of service ever since, plunging the company into the biggest crisis it has seen

The disaster in Ethiopia left families in 35 nations bereaved. (Reuters/Tiksa Negeri)

Black boxes show ‘clear similarities’ with Indonesian crash, Ethiopia says

Annuncement comes a week after Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 plummets into a field minutes into its flight, killing all onboard

Airplane engine parts are seen at the scene of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 plane crash, near the town of Bishoftu, southeast of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Reuters/Tiksa Negeri)

Planes grounded after deadly Ethiopia crash

Airlines in Ethiopia, China, South Africa, Indonesia and the Cayman Islands said Monday they were suspending operations by their 737 MAX 8 fleets

The preliminary crash report from Indonesia’s transport safety agency suggested that pilots of Flight 610 struggled to control the plane’s anti-stalling system immediately before the crash. (Darren Whiteside/Reuters)

Second black box from Lion Air crash found

The Boeing 737 Max vanished from radar about 13 minutes after taking off from Jakarta

Indonesia’s national transportation safety committee sub-committee head for air accidents, Nurcahyo Utomo speaks during a news conference on its investigation into a Lion Air plane crash last month, in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Willy Kurniawan/Reuters)

Indonesia aviation in spotlight after Lion Air crash

Indonesia is one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation markets, but it has come under fresh scrutiny since a fatal Lion Air crash last month

A worker assists his colleague during the lift up of a damaged tyre from the Lion Air flight JT610 jet, at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 5 2018. (Beawiharta/Reuters)

Lion Air jet should have been grounded before fatal crash, Indonesia says

The Boeing 737 MAX vanished from radar about 13 minutes after taking off from Jakarta, slamming into the Java Sea

A worker assists his colleague during the lifting of a turbine engine of the Lion Air flight JT610 jet, at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 4, 2018. Picture taken November 4 2018. (Beawiharta/Reuters)

Boeing issues advice over sensors after Indonesia crash

The planemaker says local aviation officials believe pilots may have been given wrong information by the plane’s automated systems

A worker assists his colleague during the lift up of a damaged tyre from the Lion Air flight JT610 jet, at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 5 2018. (Beawiharta/Reuters)

Crashed Lion Air jet had air speed indicator glitch on fatal flight: official

​An Indonesian Lion Air jet that plunged into the Java Sea last week, killing all 189 on board, had an airspeed indicator problem on its fatal flight

The preliminary crash report from Indonesia’s transport safety agency suggested that pilots of Flight 610 struggled to control the plane’s anti-stalling system immediately before the crash. (Darren Whiteside/Reuters)

Indonesian Lion Air plane crashes into sea with 189 passengers, crew

The jet vanished from radar just 13 minutes after taking off from the Indonesian capital, plunging into the ocean