Pilot who hitched a ride had saved LionAir's Boeing737Max jet the day before its doomed flight
WASHINGTON/JAKARTA - As the Lion Air crew fought to control their diving Boeing 737 Max 8 on Oct 28, they got help from an unexpected source: an off-duty pilot who happened to be riding in the cockpit.
The presence of a third pilot in the cockpit wasn't contained in Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee's Nov 28 report on the crash and hasn't previously been reported. Representatives for Boeing and the Indonesian safety committee declined to comment on the earlier flight. In the wake of the two accidents, questions have emerged about how Boeing's design of the new 737 model were approved. The Transportation Department's inspector general is conducting a review of how the plane was certified to fly, and a grand jury under the US Justice Department is also seeking records in a possible criminal probe of the plane's certification.
"It makes us question, 'Is that everything, guys?' I would hope there are no more surprises out there.''
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