The Lion Air plane JT610 that crashed in Indonesia on Monday morning was assigned to Indian-origin pilot Bhavye Suneja and his co-pilot Harvino. Suneja had 6,000 flight hours of experience and the co-pilot has 5,000 flight hours, according to news agency Bloomberg.
Boeing 737 Max suspension lifted after safety concerns
Boeing 737 Max aircraft will again be allowed to operate in Australia after the model was temporarily suspended following safety concerns.
A review into accidents involving the aircraft deemed that return to service requirements had been met for the planes to continue flying again.
The aircraft had been grounded worldwide after it was involved in two deadly crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia that killed as many as 346 people.
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The Boeing 737 Max jets were temporarily banned from flying in Australia following safety concerns.(AP)
Rescue workers at Bishoftu (Debre Zeit), Ethiopia, Monday, March 11, 2019, where Ethiopia Airlines Flight 302 crashed.(AP)