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Lion Air crash: Indonesia to inspect Boeing 737-Max 8 planes

October 30, 2018 4:10 pm

Indonesia has ordered inspections on all the country’s commercial Boeing 737-Max 8 planes, after one crashed into the sea with 189 people on board.

The Lion Air jet went down shortly after take-off near the capital, Jakarta, on Monday. There are no known survivors.

Searchers have recovered debris, bodies and personal items. They are looking for the fuselage and flight recorders.

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Boeing launched its 737-Max 8 model last year.

The plane that crashed went into service just a few months ago.

On Tuesday Indonesia’s transport ministry said all Max 8 aircraft belonging to Indonesian commercial airlines would be inspected, but it stopped short of grounding them.