Improper take-off was a missed opportunity to avert Lion Air crash

One day before a Lion Air jet went down near Jakarta last year, pilots on the same Boeing 737 Max jet, which had been suffering repeated failures on recent flights, made a startling decision: In spite of a malfunctioning airspeed indicator, they chose to ignore procedures and take off for their destination anyway, according to 2 people familiar with the incident. The plane landed safely, but the previously unreported decision to fly represents another in a series of missed opportunities to prevent the Oct 29 crash. The flight with the faulty airspeed indicator is expected to be outlined in a report by Indonesian investigators that’s scheduled for release Friday, according to the people who asked not to be named discussing the details of the flight. <br/>