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the_380 Member
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 2329 Location: Mumbai, India
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:06 am Post subject: Garuda B737 crash... |
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Seems not a good aviation time in Indonesia...another 737 crash after Adam Air...
Flames engulf Indonesian jet, killing 49
JAKARTA, Indonesia - An Indonesian jetliner carrying 140 people burst into flames as it landed on Java island Wednesday, trapping a number of people inside the burning plane, the airline and witnesses said.
Prime Minister John Howard said Indonesian officials had confirmed 49 deaths, and that some Australians may be among them.
"It is a terrible tragedy," Howard told a nationally television news conference. "Many lives have been lost and our love and sympathy and condolences go to those who are suffering distress and grief."
Indonesia has been hit by a string of transportation disasters in recent months. In late December, a passenger ferry sank in a storm in the Java Sea, killing more than 400 people.
Days later, a passenger plane operated by the budget airline Adam Air crashed into the ocean, killing all 102 people on board. A ship that sank near the capital's port left at least 50 dead.
The government responded by saying it would ban local commercial airlines from operating planes more than 10 years old, though most experts say maintenance and the number of takeoffs and landings are the most important factors in preventing accidents.
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the_380 Member
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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Must be a real blow to the Indonesian govt. as Garuda is the premier airline.
Garuda is anyway going on the block for disinvestment. Govt feels it is too unwieldy and needs capital injection. |
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himmat01 Member
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 1:56 pm Post subject: |
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This aircraft was with Jet Airways as VT-JAP from 28/10/1997 to 07/10/2002. _________________ Save Maharashtra! |
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HAWK21M Member
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:01 am Post subject: |
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I think the Indonesian Regulatory Body needs to get things lined up.There have been far too many Disasters in the last few yrs for comfort.
Something is Def Wrong.
regds
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the_380 Member
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HAWK21M Member
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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That video is doing the rounds on Anet.
The Whining sound is the confusion.
regds
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avbuff Member
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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Earthquake , Tsunami , plane crash feel sorry for the indonesians ... no wonder many of them have migrated to the gulf |
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the_380 Member
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 11:17 pm Post subject: |
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avbuff wrote: | Earthquake , Tsunami , plane crash feel sorry for the indonesians ... no wonder many of them have migrated to the gulf |
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avbuff Member
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 11:51 pm Post subject: |
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o yea thanx for reminding |
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sri_bom Member
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:32 am Post subject: |
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Indonesian Government announced plans to rank all Indonesian airlines, to improve service safety and service quality (Antara, 13-Mar-07). A timeframe for the implementation of the new measure was not disclosed.
Indonesian Government: “We will conduct an assessment periodically and then rank them at least in three categories. The result of categorisation will be made known to the public and the operating license of the airlines under the lowest category may possibly be revoked”, Budhi M Suyitno, Director General of Air Transportation. Source: Antara, 13-Mar-07. |
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