JAKARTA - Sriwijaya Air is in the public spotlight after the plane with flight code SJ-182 on the Jakarta-Pontianak route lost contact on Saturday, January 9. The plane reportedly crashed in the waters of the Thousand Islands or around Lancang Island and Male Island.
Until now, the search for victims is still being carried out by a number of parties, including the Indonesian Navy. Enough evidence has been found. Starting from small pieces of fuselage, body pieces to pink children's clothes
Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi explained that the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 plane took off at 14:36 WIB. One minute later the plane was at an altitude of 1,700 feet and allowed to rise to an altitude of 29 thousand feet following instrument standards.
"At 14:40 Sriwijaya was not heading to 075 degrees but to the northwest, therefore ATC was asked to report the direction of the plane. Not long after, within seconds, SJY 182 disappeared from radar," Budi said, Saturday, January 9.
Based on manifest data, the aircraft produced in 1994 carried 62 people consisting of 50 passengers and 12 crew members. Of these, 40 adults, seven children, three babies. Meanwhile, the 12 crew consists of six active crews and six extra crews.
Meanwhile, Sriwijaya Air President Director Jefferson Irwin Jauwena said the plane that crashed around the Thousand Islands was in good health and had no problems.
"If the plane is in good health, before going back and forth to Pontianak and there should be no problem. Reports from maintenance are all smooth," Jefferson said in a press conference at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Cengkareng, Tangerang, Banten which was broadcast on Kompas TV, Saturday. , January 9.
He also said the delay or delay that occurred for 30 minutes before the flight was not caused by a malfunction of the aircraft engine. This delay occurred due to bad weather on the flight route to be traversed.
"Delay due to heavy rain. That's why it comes before boarding," he said.
Sriwijaya Air ProfilePT Sriwijaya Air is a national airline that was established on November 10, 2003. Quoted from the website sriwijayaair.co.id, Monday, January 11, Sriwijaya Air is one of the largest airlines in Indonesia, which flies more than 950 thousand passengers every month.
This company is a purely private company founded by Chandra Lie, Hendry Lie, Johannes Bunjamin, and Andy Halim.
Several experts who also pioneered the establishment of Sriwijaya Air include Supardi, Capt. Kusnadi, Capt. Adil W, Capt. Harwick L, Gabriella, and Suwarsono.
Initially Sriwijaya Air only operated 1 Boeing 737-200 fleet. Currently, Sriwijaya Air operates a variety of aircraft. Among them are the Boeing 737-99ER, Boeing 737-88 NG, Boeing 737 500 W and the ATR 72-600.
The company with the slogan Your Flying Partner has a fleet of 48 Boeing aircraft serving 53 destinations including three countries at the regional level and other popular tourist destinations throughout Indonesia.
Sriwijaya Air concentrates on the passenger aviation business and freight forwarding services, with national and regional coverage.
For fleet maintenance, Sriwijaya Air has an agreement with the Garuda Maintenance Facility (GMF) as a trusted maintenance provider in Indonesia with international standards.
Sriwijaya subsidiaryQuoted from the flynamair.com page, NAM Air was officially introduced to the public on September 26, 2013. This airline is part of the Sriwijaya Air Group or its subsidiary.
In principle, there is not much difference between Sriwijaya Air and NAM Air. In terms of color identity, NAM Air still uses a color combination similar to Sriwijaya Air.
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Inspired by Sriwijaya Air's color identity, NAM Air uses the same colors, namely red, white and blue. The meaning is to signify courage, honesty and a symbol of the existence of NAM Air which is always on the air in the sky.
NAM Air started its inaugural flight from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang using a Boeing 737-500 aircraft at 10.00 WIB, December 11, 2013. Meanwhile, the first regular flight was on December 19, 2013 using two of the same type of aircraft during the first flight.
In its business category, NAM Air is in the medium service category, similar to the position applied by Sriwijaya Air. With this similarity in position, all forms of customer service are exactly the same between Sriwijaya Air and NAM Air.
Aviation SafetyStill from the source sriwijayaair.co.id, Sriwijaya Air emphasized that safety is very important and an absolute priority. Sriwijaya Air's fleet maintenance is carried out by domestic and foreign aircraft engine experts.
Sriwijaya Air's aircraft maintenance standards follow the procedures of both the manufacturing standards and regulations of the Directorate of Airworthiness and Aircraft Operations.
The maintenance team's hard work earned Boeing recognition for its commitment to promoting aviation safety. Sriwijaya Air also won an award from the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation in 2008.
In 2015, Sriwijaya Air also received Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS) certification from the Flight Safety Foundation based in the United States.
Also written, trained and experienced pilots and crew members complete the entire Sriwijaya Air safety procedure.
Incidents and Accidents
As an airline that was founded in 2003, many things have colored its journey to date. Quoted from various sources, this airline has a track record of accidents. It has been recorded that since the airline was founded, the accident has never claimed a life. However, the plane crash that occurred on January 9, 2021, became a dark note for this airline's journey, because it took an uncertain number of casualties.
The following is the data on the Sriwijaya plane crash:
First, on August 27 2008, Sriwijaya Air Flight 062 skidded at Sultan Thaha Syaifuddin Airport while landing. This incident is caused by damage to the brake system. In this incident, no casualties were recorded.
Second, Sriwijaya Air on the Jakarta-Padang route reportedly skidded when it landed at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, on January 27, 2010. There were no recorded fatalities in this incident.
Third, left on December 20, 2011, Sriwijaya Air SJ 230 PK-CKN Jakarta-Yogyakarta route skidded at Adisutjipto Airport. No casualties have been recorded.
Fourth, Sriwijaya Air with flight code SJ 0021 on the Medan-Padang route incorrectly landed at Tabing Airport on October 13, 2012 and there were no fatalities.
Fifth, on March 27, 2013, the Sriwijaya Air flight from Medan to Padang skidded when it had just landed at Minangkabau International Airport. However, there were no fatalities.
Finally, the Sriwijaya plane with flight code SJ-182 on the Jakarta-Pontianak route reportedly lost contact on January 9. After a search, this plane crashed into the sea waters of the Thousand Islands or between Lancang Island and Male Island.
In this accident, it is not certain how many victims were killed. However, according to the deputy head of the National Police Hospital, Kombes Hariyanto, said that at 21.00 WIB, Sunday, January 10, the total body bags received were 8 bags containing 10 body parts of the victims.
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