Officials in Indonesia fear all 189 passengers and crew on board a Lion Air flight are dead after the updated Boeing 737 crashed into the sea on Monday.<br />For more on this and other news around the world we turn to our Ro Aram<br />Aram.. what's the latest?<br /><br />Well Mark… there is still no official statement on a death toll, but the chances of finding any survivors are looking dim. <br />Rescuers are working against high waves and strong currents, in an area spanning 150 nautical miles.<br />They have recovered some bodies and personal belongings and families are being asked to identify the dead. <br />Officials are also desperately trying to locate the plane's black box in order to find out what happened to the plane. <br />Flight JT 610 was heading from Jakarta to the western city of Pangkal Pinang when it came down just minutes after take-off.<br />The pilot had reportedly asked to return to base shortly after take-off, but did not indicate there was an emergency.<br />The plane was then said to have lost contact with air traffic control.<br />Monday's incident is said to be the first major accident involving a Boeing 737 Max 8 - an updated version of the 737.<br />Lion Air said the aircraft had been in operation since August and was airworthy.<br />It added that both pilots had a combined total of 11,000 hours of flying time. <br />Indonesia has a booming aviation industry, but its safety record is patchy. <br />
