Sriwijaya Air plane didn’t explode when it hit the waters
JAKARTA: It is believed that there was no explosion before the Sriwijaya Air jet crashed into the waters of Kepulauan Seribu last Saturday, Indonesia National Transport Safety Committee (KNKT) chief Soerjanto Tjahjono said. He said this was because parts of the aircraft retrieved so far, measured more than 23 metres. “Parts of plane wreckage were […]
Sriwijaya aircraft SAR focuses on locating black box on Day 3
JAKARTA: The 24-hour operations to seek the victims, wreckage and black box of the Sriwijaya Air aircraft that crashed last Saturday in the waters of Pulau Seribu entered its third day today. The search and rescue (SAR) team today found more body parts and aircraft engines. Meanwhile, 16 packages containing body parts had been sent […]
SAR operations for Sriwijaya Air plane stepped up
JAKARTA: The Indonesian authorities today stepped up their Search and Rescue (SAR) operations to find the Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed in the waters of Kepulauan Seribu (the Thousand Islands chain) yesterday. A joint statement by Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), national police (Polri), National Armed Forces (TNI) and other related agencies, said […]
Sriwijaya Air jetliner confirmed crashed
JAKARTA: A Sriwijaya Air jetliner which lost contact after taking off from Jakarta was confirmed to have crashed into the waters of Thousand Islands, Jakarta. Indonesian Transport Minister, Budi Karya Sumadi in a media broadcast via webinar tonight said the air craft was believed to have plunged into the sea around Pulau Laki and Pulau […]
Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 crashes five minutes after take-off
KUCHING: Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 (registered PK-CLC) flight SJ182 between Jakarta and Pontianak, Indonesia has crashed five minutes after take-off. According to the passenger manifest, the flight carried 6 crew members and 56 passengers. Flightradar24-data indicated the aircraft departed the airport of Jakarta but lost more than 10,000 feet of altitude in less than one […]
Sriwijaya 737 goes missing after take-off from Jakarta
A Sriwijaya Boeing 737-500, with more than 50 people on board, has gone missing just five minutes after take-off from Jakarta bound for Pontianak. According to Aviation Herald, the 737 was “about 11nm north of Jakarta’s Sokarno International Airport over the Java Sea when radar and radio contact was lost with the aircraft.” Flightradar ADS-B […]
