Adam Air's 737 missing in Indonesia

Pitot SG

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6222629.stm

"The aircraft reportedly left Surabaya in Java at 1300 local time (0600 GMT) on a two-hour flight to Manado in northern Sulawesi.

The Boeing 737-400 has 96 passengers and six crew on board.

Officials said contact was lost at 35,000ft, when the plane was an hour away from its destination.

Adam Air, a privately owned low-cost airline based in Jakarta, began operations in 2003."

Aircraft type: 734
Aircraft registration: PK-KKW
Aircraft info: http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b737-24070.htm

Captain: Widodo
F/O: Yoga

96 pax, 2 pilots, 4 F/As...

image of downed aircraft.
http://www.airliners.net/photos/small/2/9/2/1115292.jpg

i think it has been confirmed that land impact has been made. But the crash site has not been confirmed..

Meia Gisborn SG

The wreckage of the aircraft has been located:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16427336/

There were apparently 12 survivors.

Pitot SG

Oh my!

tat is very promising news!

The pilots must have tried their best to attempt some sort of crash landing...

RIP to all victims..

Pitot SG

There are no singaporeans on the flight, only 3 non indonesians, all americans..

Manager433 SG

Name list of those on board that plane.

http://www.flyadamair.com/info/admin/fullnews.php?id=1

gd4u SG

Haiz, sad …While being the safest mode of transport, every accident results in a high number of deaths … sad …

polarsnake SG

You mean... RIP to all fatalities right? I wouldn't want somebody to tell me RIP if I didn't die somehow Laughing

^tamago^ SG

we have been smoked. Sad

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2007-01-02T113256Z_01_JAK149439_RTRUKOC_0_US-INDONESIA-PLANE.xml&WTmodLoc=NewsHome-C1-topNews-3

Manager433 SG

News reports say found liao. Deep in the mountains. Some more by our 146th media. Won't go wrong de. They only report facts Mr. Green I trust them anyway.

blowfish SG

RIP Crying or Very sad

^tamago^ SG

i also trust them. Mr. Green

Pitot SG

Eh? is this a stunt from adamair? Rolling Eyes

The whole world's media is eporting tat it had been found.. Laughing

Ok

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=newsOne&storyID=2007-01-02T113256Z_01_JAK149439_RTRUKOC_0_US-INDONESIA-PLANE.xml&WTmodLoc=Home-C2-TopNews-newsOne-2

Now the army is denying that they have found the aircraft and also the claim of 12 survivors.. Rolling Eyes

Airbus330Captain SG

Don't trust these Indonesian airlines. Look at Lion Airlines not long ago, MD-83 skidded off the runway, Mandala's B737-200 took off then crashed and now this ! I hope the Indonesian government banned this airline for good.

Guess what ? Adam air is taking delivery of 30 brand new A320s and Lion Airlines taking delivery of B737-900ERs ! 2 brand new planes. If already their current fleet, they cant maintain properly, don't have to mention about the new planes.

Rolling Eyes

Pitot SG

to my knowledge adamair is not a member of the IATA too?

More importantly, how does our government garuntee our safety by letting this airlines in to singapore?

does anyone knoe the guidelines CAAS has?

^tamago^ SG

this may shield some light.....

*** this list is not complete

Base (sic) on the table above we can also calculate an (sic) average age of the Adam Air's fleet, which is 18 years. Actually, there was only one airplane that was less than 10 years old and if Im not mistaken that must be the Adam Air aircraft authorised to land in Singapore.

*** actually 18-year-old 9K-KKR flies to singapore just as often as, if not more than 9K-KKA. Thai AirAsia's planes are also fourth-hand airliners with 19 to 21 years of service, but they have better maintenance teams.

http://bialoglowy.blogspot.com/2006/02/fear-factor-flying-in-indonesia.html?

Pitot SG

yep the aircraft info can be found also at the link at my original post. U can check up most of the airplanes in the world over there.

Age of an aircraft must not be used to determind its safety, its the maintenance.

There are also rumours that the plane had landed safely in surabaya. however, i am not going to post this link because i think it is way too far fetched for a 737 to disappear for 24hrs and reappear. Laughing

Pitot SG

UPDATE

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/250461/1/.html

Our RSAF dispatch 2 Fokker 50s with infrared capabilities to aid in search..
They are backed up by a Indonesia 737-200 spy plane and a NOMAD together with dozens of helicopters.

polarsnake SG

The US are joining in the search too

sgFish SG

its quite weird that the 737 could go missing for that long. Survival chances of any survivors are diminishing every hour they are not located, especially if they force landed in some remote area. maybe UFO's abducted them.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/02/tech/main2323918.shtml

http://www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_4933410

Pitot SG

hopefully they will press on.. the major news outlets are letting the story go…