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Boeing offers help to investigate Lion Air crash
Silk Air, which uses the same Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, has said it will continue to use the aircraft despite news about the Lion Air crash on Monday.
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A Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft takes off. (Courtesy of Lion Air/-)
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nited States-based aircraft producer Boeing Co. has offered its assistance in the investigation of the Lion Air flight from Jakarta to Pangkalpinang, Bangka Belitung Islands, that crashed into the Java Sea on Monday morning.
“Boeing stands ready to provide technical assistance to the accident investigation,” the company said in a statement issued on Monday. The company also expressed its concern for the passengers and crew on board and extended its sympathies to their families.
We are deeply saddened by the loss of Lion Air Flight JT 610. We express our concern for those on board, and extend heartfelt sympathies to their families and loved ones. STATEMENT: https://t.co/5e18xbb4uX
— Boeing Airplanes (@BoeingAirplanes) October 29, 2018
The aircraft used for the flight was a Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft that had commenced operations under Lion Air in August and had clocked up 800 flight hours, which is considered normal by Indonesian authorities. The Lion Air Group ordered 218 aircraft of the same series, eight of which were delivered in 2017.
Read also: Lion Air JT610 crash: What we know so far
The accident, however, has not prevented the use of other airplanes in the same series, as Singaporean airline Silk Air stated it would continue to use the five Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in its fleet as scheduled.
"We have checked with our engineering colleagues and they advised that they had not received any advice or bulletins from the manufacturers at this point," the airline's spokesman said, as quoted by the Straits Times.
The Boeing 737 Max 8 can fly for seven and a half hours without refueling and is the first Boeing aircraft to have a double winglet feature. (evi)
