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A Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 that crashed on Monday was "in flight," said Lion Air President Edward Sirait at a press conference at the company's headquarters in Jakarta, adding that the pilot had performed all pre-flight inspections in accordance with the procedure.
Lion Air is one of Boeing's biggest customers for its 737s.
In 2011, the companies announced a $ 21.7 billion order for 230 single-engine single-aisle jets. At the time, Boeing had declared that it was the largest order of commercial jets in its history, both in terms of number of aircraft and dollar value.
The companies announced the deal at the East Asian summit in Bali under the eyes of US President Barack Obama.
Since then, Lion Air has become the first company to launch the 737 MAX 8 in 2017, to order and take delivery of the 737 MAX 9. In April, it ordered 50 aircraft from the 737 MAX 10, the largest in the line. , in Agreement of $ 6.24 billion.
