Accidents
Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 Crashes into Java Sea
Authorities fear none of 189 on board survived
Lion Air took delivery of the first production Boeing 737 Max 8 in 2017. (Photo: Flickr Creative Commons)
Lion Air took delivery of the first production Boeing 737 Max 8 in 2017. (Photo: Flickr Creative Commons)

Indonesian authorities expect no survivors from a Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 that crashed into the Java Sea 13 minutes after takeoff from Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on its way to Pangkal Pinang on the Indonesian island of Bangka on Monday. The Boeing narrowbody, delivered to the airline just three months ago, carried 181 passengers and eight crewmembers, including 20 Indonesian finance ministry officials returning from Jakarta to their posts in Pangkal Pinang after spending the weekend in the capital for a public holiday.