JAKARTA - Aviation legal practitioner Columbanus Priaardanto together with Prof Amad Sudiro educate aircraft consumers about the legal responsibility of aircraft manufacturers for accidents in the conduct of aviation through a book.
"Through this book, we want to open the insight of the Indonesian people that when an air accident occurs, the manufacturer or manufacturer is also responsible for the defective products they produce," said Priaardanto after the book surgery "Legal Responsibility of Aircraft Manufacturers towards Victims of Accidents in the Implementation of Aviation", Thursday, March 5, 2026.
According to him, this book is an affirmation to airplane passengers in Indonesia that they have the right to get compensation from the aircraft manufacturer who made a defective product that caused the accident.
"Until now, the blame has always been on the pilot or other factors and the heirs who are left only receive grief money from insurance according to Law Number 1 of 2009 concerning aviation. This victim can also sue the aircraft manufacturer," he said.
According to him, this book provides education that aircraft manufacturers are also responsible for aircraft accidents that occur.
His party wants to provide information regarding the concept of "strict liability" which is a general principle in the consumer protection legal regime.
According to him, the manufacturer of a product is responsible for the defects in the product so that a legal prosecution can be carried out.
"This is a concrete effort to prevent consumer disputes caused by product defects," he said.
This book takes the case study of the Sriwijaya Air SJ182 accident and dozens of heirs of the victims suing the Boeing Company.
According to him, currently dozens of heirs receive different compensation according to the financial condition and background of the accident victim.
"They all get loss of funds from the aircraft manufacturer," he said.
He gave an example of a retired grandmother with one child who was a victim of an accident with a brain surgeon with a salary of Rp. 150 million per month.
Of course, from these two victims, there are two different losses that must be obtained if these two people become victims of a plane crash.
"The replacement from the manufacturer or manufacturer can also be different because of the economic background and the future of the heirs left behind," he said.
Meanwhile, Prof. Amad Sudiro added that through this book, the Indonesian people as consumers realize that the responsibility for aircraft accidents is not only on the airline as the carrier but also the aircraft manufacturer.
"We want the victims to get their full rights from both the airline and the aircraft manufacturer if an accident occurs," he said.
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