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Indonesia orders checks on all Boeing 737 Max planes

Indonesian transport minister Budi Karya has ordered local airlines Lion Air and Garuda to inspect their Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplanes in the context that authorities continue investigation and search for victims of Lion Air plane crash on October 29.
Indonesia orders checks on all Boeing 737 Max planes ảnh 1Indonesian Transport Minister Budi Karya has ordered local airlines Lion Air and Garuda to inspect their Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplanes. (Photo : AFP/VNA)

Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesian Transport Minister Budi Karya hasordered local airlines Lion Air and Garuda to inspect their Boeing 737 MAX 8airplanes in the context that authorities continue investigation and search forvictims of Lion Air plane crash on October 29.

A letter was sent to Lion Air and Garuda, asking them to carry out inspections,and the results will be sent to the National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC),he told press on October 30.

Lion Air is believed to have eight Boeing 737 Max aircraft while Garuda hasone.

“We understand that the pilot made a return to base request. There are thingsthat need clarification. Before we analyse the crew’s actions and thepossibility of human error, we must first perform an analysis of the plane”, hesaid.

Meanwhile, Lion Air said it will meet a team from the US plane maker Boeing onOctober 31 to discuss the fate of its 737 MAX 8 that crashed into the sea onOctober 29 minutes after takeoff from Jakarta airport.

“We have many questions for them. This was a new plane”, a Vietnam News Agencycorrespondent quoted Lion Air Director Daniel Putut as saying.

Lion Air will evaluate its pilots, operating and technical teams and relevantresources.

Earlier, Boeing announced that it is ready to provide technical assistance atthe request and under the direction of local authorities investigating theaccident.

As of October 30, rescuers at the crash site off the waters of Karawang, WestJava, sent a total 37 bags containing victims’ body parts for DNA testing.Personal items, including 52 identification cards, passports and bank cards,were found.

According to Basarnas Budi Nogroho, a representative from the National Search andRescue Agency (Basarnas), the weather is now favourable for search and rescueactivities which are carried out around the clock.

TheBoeing 737 Max 8 of low-cost carrier Lion Air, which was carrying 189 people onboard, lost contact with air traffic control just 13 minutes after takeoff. Thejet was en route from Jakarta to Pangkalpinang in Bangka Belitung province, offSumatra island.-VNA
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