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Airguide Online • March 17, 2008 •

Mar 17, 2008

Adam Air, Boeing

Indonesian Directorate General of Civil Aviation, in March 2007, found that none of the country's 20 major airlines met all safety standards (Category 1). Adam was placed in Category 3 owing to the January 2007 Boeing 737-400 crash that killed 102 and a hard landing the following month that broke the back of a 737-300 at Surabaya. The carrier later was lifted to Category 2. An Adam spokesperson told Antara that the airline was doing its best to improve its safety standards. "We are completing all manuals and revamping the standard operating procedure," he said. Mar 12, 2008

Adam Air, Boeing

Indonesia's dismal safety record is in the headlines again, and Adam Air faces a potential grounding after one of its 737-400s skidded off the runway at Batam Island's Hang Nadim Airport Monday, injuring five of the 176 passengers and crew onboard. The right wing, hydraulic system and main landing gear were damaged. The incident, Adam's third in 18 months, prompted Indonesian Transport Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal to warn that he may ground the airline. It currently is Category 2, meaning it meets minimum requirements but has deficiencies. A downgrade would mean it has three months to rectify problems or be grounded. Mar 12, 2008

Adam Air, Boeing

In March 2007 the Indonesian Directorate General of Civil Aviation found that none of the country's 20 major airlines met all safety standards (Category 1). Adam Air was placed in Category 3 owing to the January 2007 Boeing 737-400 crash that killed 102 and a hard landing the following month that broke the back of a 737-300 at Surabaya. The carrier later was lifted to Category 2. An Adam spokesperson told Antara that the airline was doing its best to improve its safety standards. "We are completing all manuals and revamping the standard operating procedure," he said. Mar 11, 2008

Adam Air, Boeing

Indonesia's dismal safety record is in the headlines again, and Adam Air faces a potential grounding after one of its 737-400s skidded off the runway at Batam Island's Hang Nadim Airport Monday, injuring five of the 176 passengers and crew onboard. The right wing, hydraulic system and main landing gear were damaged. The incident, Adam's third in 18 months, prompted Indonesian Transport Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal to warn that he may ground the airline. "We are giving them a chance to improve. If there's no change, we will place them in the third category," he told the state Antara news agency. It currently is Category 2, meaning it meets minimum requirements but has deficiencies. A downgrade would mean it has three months to rectify problems or be grounded. Mar 11, 2008

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