Indonesian transport officials to help Ethiopia on investigating Boeing crash

Indonesia plans to send a flight inspector and an official from its transport safety agency to Ethiopia to help with the probe into Sunday's crash of a Boeing 737 MAX 8 jet, Transport Ministry official Polana Pramesti said on Thursday. Last October, the same Boeing model operated by budget carrier Lion Air crashed 13 minutes after take-off from the Indonesian capital Jakarta, killing all 189 on board.

Indonesia aims to "gather accurate information regarding the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft as well as helping the investigation process", Pramesti said, adding that the ministry was waiting for approval from Ethiopian authorities.