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A Boeing 737 MAX plane crashes after taking off from Jakarta, Indonesia killing 189 people on board.

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Boeing 737 MAX

Single-aisle airliner family by Boeing

The Boeing 737 MAX is a series of narrow-body aircraft developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes as the fourth generation of the Boeing 737. It succeeds the Boeing 737 Next Generation and incorporates more efficient CFM International LEAP engines, aerodynamic improvements such as…
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Lion Air Flight 610

2018 aviation accident in the Java Sea, Indonesia

Lion Air Flight 610 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, Tangerang, to Depati Amir Airport, Pangkal Pinang, in Indonesia. On 29 October 2018, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 operating the route, carrying 181 passengers and 8 crew members,…
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Jakarta

Capital and largest city of Indonesia

Jakarta, officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta and formerly known as Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia and an autonomous region at the provincial level. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta is…
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Indonesia

Country in Southeast Asia and Oceania

Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. Comprising over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea, Indonesia is the world's largest…
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October 29

Day of the year

October 29 is the 302nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 63 days remain until the end of the year.
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