Boeing experts to arrive in Indonesia for Lion Air jet crash probe
JAKARTA — Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee said experts from Boeing will arrive in Indonesia on Wednesday to help with the investigation of the crash of a Lion Air jet.
The 2-month-old Boeing 737 Max 8 plane crashed into the sea northeast of Jakarta on Monday just minutes after takeoff, killing all 189 people on board.
Accident investigator Ony Suryo Wibowo told a news conference that officials have only a small amount of information so far and don’t know if it’s correct. He implored the public to be patient. The plane’s flight recorders have not yet been located.
He said: “To all Indonesian people, we are saddened and offer condolences but give us time to investigate why the plane crashed. Give us a chance to look deeply, to look at the whole problem, so the responsibility given to us by the government can be carried out.” /kga