Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft disaster

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  • Lion Air flight 610

    Crashed into Java Sea just twelve minutes after takeoff killing all 189 people on board.

  • Automatic flight system pushed aircraft nose down

    It is discovered through black box data that software within the plane on Lion Air flight 610 pushed the aircraft's nose down following takeoff, with the pilots unable to regain control.

  • Ethiopian Airlines flight 302

    Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 crashes near the town of Bishoftu just six minutes after takeoff, killing all 157 people on board.

  • Boeing grounds entire 737 MAX fleet

    Boeing announce all 737 MAX aircraft will be grounded indefinitely.

  • Boeing rushes engineers

    It is believed Boeing rushed engineers working on the 737 MAX fleet in order to stay in touch with Airbus.

  • Faulty sensor cited

    It was found that a faulty sensor led to pilots losing control of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 through black box data, believed to be relating to the MCAS system.

  • Boeing cuts the production of the MAX fleet by 20 percent

    Boeing announces they will slow down the production of their MAX fleet to just 42 aircraft per month.

  • American Airlines cancel all Boeing 737 MAX flights through to mid-August

    American Airlines joins both United Airlines and Southwest Airlines to cancel all 737 MAX flights until at least mid-August.