A Boeing 737-500 disappears from the radar in Indonesia.
The aircraft had previously lost altitude dramatically.
In
Indonesia
one disappears
Boeing
machine of the type
737-500
.
Previously, the intended
aircraft
of
Sriwijaya Air
massively lost altitude.
More than 60 people were on board the passenger plane, and Indonesian authorities are starting a
rescue mission
.
Jakarta - An aircraft with numerous
passengers:
According to official information, the
interior of
the Indonesian airline
Sriwijaya Air
disappeared from the radar
after taking off from the capital
Jakarta
.
The
Boeing 737-500
was en route to Pontianak on the island of Borneo.
At 2:40 p.m. local time (8:40 a.m. CET), contact with the
plane was
broken, said Adita Irawati, a spokesman for the Indonesian Ministry of Transport.
The
aircraft
had previously
lost almost 10,000 feet (3000 meters) in altitude, the online service Flightradar24 announced on Twitter.
Boeing 737 disappeared in Indonesion: 62 people on board the plane
According to reports from the television station Metro TV, the
aircraft carried
56 passengers, including seven children and an additional six crew members.
The news channel Sky News reports that the Indonesian authorities have started a search operation, the operation is said to be a rescue mission.
Residents of nearby islands have
heard
two
explosions
, according to information from the Aviation Herald industry service
.
Then fishermen are said to have found debris - including seats, cables, bags and pants.
This is what we know about Sriwijaya Air flight # SJ182 based on ADS-B data.
Route: Jakarta to Pontianak
Callsign: SJY182
Aircraft: Boeing 737-500, PK-CLC
Take off: 07:36 UTC
Highest altitude: 10,900 feet
Last altitude: 250 feet
Signal lost: 07:40 UTChttps: //t.co/fNZqlIR2dz pic.twitter.com/CPzFJdsuJZ
- Flightradar24 (@ flightradar24) January 9, 2021
Indonesia: The last time there was a serious flight accident with the Boeing 737 Max
The
last time there was a serious plane crash
in
Indonesia
was in October 2018: 189 people were killed when a Boeing
737 Max
Lion Air plane
crashed into the sea shortly after take-off.
The
Boeing 737-500
is not the
737 Max
aircraft
, the 500 series is much older.
After two crashes with a total of 346 deaths, the aircraft manufacturer was suspected of having brought the 737 Max model series onto the market in a rush and neglecting safety.
The US judicial authorities have accused Boeing, among other things, of using misleading information to prevent the government from ensuring the safety of public air travel.
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According to the news, employees are setting up a crisis center at Soekarno-Hatta Airport.
© FAJRIN RAHARJO / AFP
Boeing 737-500 disappeared in Indonesia: Boeing 737 Max plunged into deep crisis
Both
Boeing
and the FAA came under heavy criticism in the wake of the accidents in October 2018 and March 2019.
The main cause of the accident is defective Boeing control software, which should have been repaired quickly.
Instead, it took over a year and a half for the FAA to re-admit the unlucky pilot, who was banned from taking off because of the crashes.
The
737 Max
crisis has
already put
Boeing
under massive financial pressure.
Numerous orders were canceled and Boeing incurred billions in extra costs.
The fourth quarterly loss in a row was incurred in the three months to the end of September.
The group is reacting to the tight financial situation with drastic cost-cutting measures and wants to reduce its number of employees to around 130,000 by the end of 2021.
For comparison: at the beginning of 2020 Boeing still had around 160,000 employees.
(Tim Vincent Dicke with dpa)
