FACTBOX: Details of airplane and airline in Indonesia crash

FACTBOX: Details of airplane and airline in Indonesia crash

The Boeing 737-500 is part of the 737 family, the world's most-flown commercial aircraft series







Reuters

, Saturday 9 Jan 2021







Family of a Sriwijaya Air passenger reacts after Flight SJ182, with more than 50 people on board, lost contact after taking off, according to local media at Supadio Airport, Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia, January 9, 2021. REUTERS













Here are some facts about the airplane and airline involved in the crash of a Boeing 737-500 jet operated by Sriwijaya Air on an Indonesian domestic flight on Saturday, with 62 people on board.

BOEING 737-500

The Boeing 737-500 is part of the 737 family, the world's most-flown commercial aircraft series. It was developed in the 1960s to serve short- or medium-length routes.

The 737-500 entered service in 1990 and comes from the second of four generations of 737, dubbed 737 Classic.

It shares only limited features with the fourth and latest generation, Boeing's problem-plagued 737 MAX, and does not have the flawed cockpit software that contributed to two fatal crashes and triggered the MAX's 20-month grounding.

But the 737-500 has mostly been phased