AdamAir Boeing 737-400 Missing In Indonesia

Superbus SG

CNA and local Indonesian media are reporting that a Boeing 737-400 belonging to AdamAir, lost contact whilst on flight from Surabaya to Manado early this afternoon. The plane reportedly lost contact around 100 miles off Makassar at about 1500 hours local time. The plane was carrying 102 people onboard.

A bad start to the year for the local aviation scene, adding to the recent maritime disasters, I'm hoping for the best for the victims.

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sarius SG

Indonesia mounts massive search for missing airliner

Updated: 03 Jan 2007
Rescue teams mounted a huge air, land and sea search Wednesday in Indonesia for a missing plane with 102 people on board amid a furore over false reports that survivors had been found.

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jay_rocks SG

dun tell me the bermuda triangle

TWS4793 SG

How could Indonesia have Bermuda Triangle?

jetabt767400 SG

The aircraft was registered PK-KKW, 24070/1665, first flight 11/01/1989 (18 years ago today), and met with 130km/h crosswinds. Its quite unbelievable that such equatorial areas that you get such strong winds. And that sounds quite unsurviable too for the small planes…