Indonesia: Another day, another crisis
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s civil aviation is in crisis as the government prepares to name and shame airlines that it considers may be a danger to the public.
The Indonesian government said this week that it would put on notice an unspecified local carrier following a string of aviation accidents.
Director General of Air Transportation Budi Mulyawan Suyitno has not identified the airline which could have its licence revoked, saying only that it had recently been plagued by “frequent accidents.”
Airlines that fail to comply with safety and operating regulations have three months to improve their performance before the government makes a final decision on whether to revoke their Aircraft Operator Certificates.
Suyitno said that some airlines appeared to be cutting corners by leasing cheap, old planes.
Indonesia has seen a string of aircraft accidents this year, including two that involved fatalities.
An Adam Air jetliner plunged into the sea on New Year’s Day, killing 102 people. Months later its wreckage and in-flight recorders lie on the seabed amid a dispute over who should recover them
And a Boeing 737-400 operated by the flag carrier Garuda Indonesia crashed on the runway at Yogyakarta airport with the loss of 22 lives. The causes of that crash are still the subject of a lengthy investigation.
According to a report published in the Indonesian-language daily Kompas, Adam Air now suffers from a crisis of confidence among customers who appear to be staying away from the company’s scheduled flights.
Ian Jarrett
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