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Lion Air
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Dive into the latest updates and insights about Indonesia’s largest private airline, Lion Air.
Families of Boeing 737 MAX crash victims urge DOJ to issue $24B fine
Families of some of the victims that perished in two Boeing 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019…
Is Lion Air looking to order the Airbus A220?
A photo of a brochure and passenger safety card featuring a Lion Air-branded Airbus A220 have been shared on social…
FAA engineers initially recommended grounding Boeing 737 Max, report says
The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) in 2019 initially overrode its own engineers’ recommendation to ground the Boeing 737…
Lawyers charged for stealing $3 million from 737 MAX victims’ families
A United States attorney’s office indicated that it charged two California-based lawyers with misappropriating over $3 million from…
Video shows airport building damage caused by Lion Air B737 taking off
A building at Mopah Merauke Airport (MKQ) has suffered structural damage after the wing of a Boeing 737…
737 MAX Crash victims’ families question whether Boeing created a culture of safety
As Boeing is set to appear in front of a court in Texas, the United States, the families…
Thai Lion Air expands its fleet with two new Airbus A330neos
The low-cost carrier Thai Lion Air expands its fleet with two new Airbus A330neo aircraft, as it prepares…
Lion Air Boeing 737 suffers runway excursion
A Lion Air Boeing 737-900 Extended Range (ER) suffered a runway excursion following its landing at Bandar Lampung…
Boeing 737 MAX crisis: Burned bridges (Part III)
This article was originally published on AeroTime News on July 31, 2019. If you have missed the second part…
Boeing reaches agreement for most Lion Air 737 MAX crash claims
A court filing revealed that Boeing reached agreements to settle most of the complaints filed regarding the crash…
Lion Air halts flights 2nd time, points to passenger behavior
Lion Air group airlines are suspending scheduled domestic and international flights indefinitely starting from June 5, 2020. The…
Investigators flag MCAS ahead of Lion Air crash final report
Mechanical and design flaws of the Boeing 737 MAX and lack of information on how to deal with…
Boeing’s Ethiopian, Lion Air crash victims fund starts operations
Boeing’s fund for Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes relief has started operations, the U.S. planemaker announced on…
Indonesian investigators to further scrutinize 737 MAX software
The final findings by Indonesian investigators of the fatal Lion Air flight JT610 crash causes are expected to…
Low-cost carrier boom in Asia (Part II)
As mainline carriers like Air India, Malaysia Airlines and Philippine Airlines struggle to contain their losses and keep…
Indonesia threatens to halt Airbus orders over spat with EU
Indonesia is reportedly considering halting the import of Airbus passenger aircraft as a result of a trade dispute…
Indonesia to release final report on Lion Air crash by October
Indonesian investigators are reportedly preparing to release the final report into last year’s fatal crash of Lion Air…