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NewsSubtle thrust-lever shift may have caught out Sriwijaya 737 crash crew
Preliminary findings from the Sriwijaya Boeing 737-500 crash probe increasingly support an in-flight upset scenario in which the crew was suddenly caught out by the insidious development of an asymmetric thrust condition. No conclusions have been drawn over the 9 January accident. But the highly-unusual retardation of a ...
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Thrust lever asymmetry emerges in Sriwijaya 737 crash inquiry
Indonesian investigators will focus their attention on the autothrottle system of a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 that crashed into the sea minutes after taking off from Jakarta, after revealing a thrust-lever asymmetry developed during the flight.
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Sriwijaya 737-500 'slowly' turned left before entering fatal descent
Components of the crashed Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 including the flight-control computer, autothrottle computer, and autothrottle actuator assembly are undergoing examination, a Indonesian parliamentary commission has heard. The commission held a session on 3 February during which various representatives involved in the inquiry provided preliminary information on the flight ...
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Sriwijaya Air crash victim search halted; hunt for CVR continues
Indonesian officials have officially halted search and rescue efforts to locate more victims of the Sriwijaya Air crash, but are continuing their hunt for the Boeing 737-500’s cockpit-voice recorder (CVR).
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Sriwijaya crash probe aims for preliminary findings in early February
Indonesian investigators are aiming to publish preliminary findings regarding the Sriwijaya Boeing 737-500 crash in early February, in line with ICAO standards. Investigation authority KNKT says the flight-data recorder download has yielded information on 370 parameters. KNKT head Nurcahyo Utomo says the authority hopes to publish a preliminary ...
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Indonesia extracts data from crashed Sriwijaya 737's FDR
Indonesian officials have successfully downloaded data from the flight-data recorder (FDR) of the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 that crashed shortly after taking off from Jakarta.
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NTSB sends team to assist Sriwijaya 737 crash investigations
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has appointed an accredited representative — alongside three other investigators — to participate in the Indonesia-led investigations of the 9 January crash of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182.
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Flight-data recorder recovered from Sriwijaya 737 crash site
Search personnel have retrieved the flight-data recorder from the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 which crashed into the sea shortly after departing Jakarta. Indonesian search and rescue agency Basarnas says the recorder was handed to the investigation authority KNKT on 12 January. KNKT has yet to determine whether the ...
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Crashed Sriwijaya 737 certified airworthy after nine-month storage: investigators
The Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 that crashed four minutes after taking off from Jakarta went into storage in March 2020, and was certified to be airworthy by Indonesian authorities in December, before its re-entry into service.
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Sriwijaya Air ends Citilink management deal
Sriwijaya Air has ended a management deal it has with Garuda Indonesia's low-cost arm Citilink, leaving the carrier to chart its own independent path.
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Indonesia grounds three 737NGs with structural cracks
Indonesia’s civil aviation authorities have grounded three older Boeing 737NGs, after inspections revealed structural cracks.
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Citilink to resume management agreement with Sriwijaya Air
Indonesia's Citilink is set to resume a management agreement it has with Sriwijaya Air Group, after both parties clashed over the unsanctioned removal of three senior executives seconded from Citilink by Sriwijaya's board of commissioners last month.
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Citilink management deal in limbo as Sriwijaya sacks executives
Sriwijaya Air's board of commissioners has sacked three senior executives seconded from Citilink in a sign that the management agreement between the airlines may be in trouble.
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Widodo bemoans lack of competition in Indonesia
Indonesian president Joko Widodo perceives a lack of competition in Indonesia's airline market, and hopes to find ways to make the industry more efficient.
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Indonesia to lower price limit on domestic fares by up to 16%
Indonesia will lower the price ceiling on domestic air tickets by up to 16% from 18 May due to public concerns about the higher cost of fares in recent months.
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Garuda defends treatment of IFEC deal in 2018 results
Garuda Indonesia has defended its decision to recognise $242 million of future revenue from an inflight wi-fi and entertainment deal with Mahata Aero Teknologi (MAT) as an operating item in its 2018 financial results.
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Indonesia raises price floor on domestic tickets
Indonesia raised the price floor on over 1,000 domestic routes on 29 March, and signalled that it will review the floor regularly to ensure the country’s airlines remain viable.
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Garuda considers majority stake in Sriwijaya Air
Garuda Indonesia is studying its options about a 51% stake in Sriwijaya Air through low-cost unit Citilink.
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ANALYSIS: Asia's risk pockets in 2019
Asia-Pacific is the world’s largest aviation market, and overall has performed strongly again this year, but there are pockets of weakness in some markets that look set to roll on into 2019.
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ANALYSIS: Indonesia country report April-June 2018
During the April to June period, Garuda Indonesia and Sriwijaya Air Group joined hands to strengthen their domestic networks, Lion Air firmed its commitment for Boeing 737 Max 10s and Indonesia AirAsia expressed optimism on its performance for 2018 despite doubling losses in the first quarter.
