The request from the carrier, Garuda Indonesia, is the first publicly confirmed attempt to cancel a Max 8 order since the deadly crash in Ethiopia this month.
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Lion Air Crash Families Say They Were Pressured to Sign No-Suit Deal
After the new 737 Max 8 jet went down in Indonesia, relatives of the victims say the airline is trying to buy their silence with a deal that also protected Boeing.
Confusion, Then Prayer, in Cockpit of Doomed Lion Air Jet
Indonesian investigators described the sounds emanating from the cockpit as the flight crew fought to take control of a plane that seemed almost magnetically propelled toward earth.
An Orangutan Named Hope Was Repeatedly Shot With an Air Rifle. She Was Blinded but Survived.
Rescuers found the animal and her malnourished baby on an oil palm plantation in Indonesia. She survived, but her baby did not.
Floods in Indonesia Kill at Least 50
Heavy rains triggered a landslide and flash flooding in the Indonesian province of Papua. Indonesia’s disaster management agency is still assessing the damage.
Flash Flooding in Indonesia Kills at Least 50
The number of victims is expected to rise as rescuers search for survivors in Sentani, a town in the province of Papua that was flooded Saturday.
Vietnamese Woman to Face Trial Alone in Killing of Kim Jong-un’s Brother
Malaysian prosecutors refused to drop charges against the woman, Doan Thi Huong, despite having let her Indonesian co-defendant go free this week.
Boeing Scrambles to Contain Fallout From Deadly Ethiopia Crash
At least 20 airlines, primarily in China and Indonesia, grounded the 737 Max 8 plane, and similarities to a recent crash provoked concern among carriers, pilots, flight attendants and passengers.
Woman Accused of Murdering Kim Jong-nam Is Freed
The defendant, Siti Aisyah, had been held in Malaysia since 2017 on suspicion of murdering the estranged half brother of Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader.
Woman Accused of Murdering Kim Jong-nam Is Freed
The defendant, Siti Aisyah, had been held in Malaysia since 2017 on suspicion of murdering the estranged half brother of Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader.