Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13320313

7 May 2011 Last updated at 10:53 GMT

Indonesia: 'No survivors' after plane crashes off Papua

There were no survivors from the crash of an Indonesian passenger aircraft into the sea with up to 27 people on board, a navy officer says.

The plane went into the sea in poor weather just short of the airstrip serving the small port town of Kaimana, in the eastern province of West Papua.

Fifteen bodies have been recovered by rescuers searching for survivors.

The Indonesian archipelago relies heavily on air transport and has one of Asia's worst air safety records.

"I can confirm that all the passengers were killed when the plane exploded as it crashed into the sea," the unnamed navy officer, who took part in the search and rescue operation, told ElShinta radio.

"The aircraft was smashed to pieces... We found 15 bodies floating on the water and the other passengers are trapped inside the wreckage."

Transport ministry official Bambang Ervan told AFP news agency there were 21 passengers and six crew on board the twin turbo-prop plane, operated by Merpati Airlines, which was flying from the coastal city of Sorong.

Indonesia has seen a number of commercial airline crashes in recent years.

In 2007, the European Union banned all of Indonesia's airlines including the national carrier Garuda.

In 2009, Garuda and three other carriers were taken off the EU's list, but Merpati Airlines remains on it.

Lookie here, I can't believe someone deserve to be called a human being by cheering the death, misfortunes and lost of life of others. You are totally a disgrace for Chinese and Singaporean, disgusting.
Guess SIA should provide flights to Kaimana Papua too eh..? since for you SIA is Da Best... (sarcastic mode on)

I guess a disasterous bad news of a neighbour is a good news for sicko C(h)ina racist Chitzpah... Shoo go away you racist vampire...
I will put a paper amulet on your forehead to make you still.

Lookie here you little insignificant Muslim apostate who worships things Hindu, as a self confessed 'teacher' why don't you show and prove to others where and when did I cheer the death, misfortunes and lost of lost life of others just like the way your Muslims bretherens did at the 9/11 attacks in NY. Care to substantiate your charges or do you just fart and leave in a cowardly manner as you always do?

Is this the way you mark your students papers in your madrassa?

Why do you read and respond to anything I post after declaring ad nauseum that you won't? But then we know you have no integrity, you have no moral, you have no credibilty and most of all you were born with a big L edged on your forehead and a very bad and appalling case of bad taste in art! Oh and a racist pathological liar too!

AUNTY CHUTZY! You are the same...

Always farting and then leaving in a cowardly manner .. why throw a brick????

Hello self loathing got jilted old maid, is that the best you can come up with? Anytime you are ready to get down to a serious discussion just let me know... though I seriously doubt that you have the intellect nor the capacity to do so.

Tell me, were you jilted by some SG Chinese or your pitiful and lustful advances were thown back on your face, is that why you hate SG and Chinese so much? Do us a favour, go back to Indonland where you belong and see how much you are welcome there instead of whining and whinging about SG and Chinese all the time.

Oh, speaking of self-loathing jilted old maid, is that why you call yourself CHUTZPAH???? To make yourself less of an aunty and market your wares effectively in Singapore, Bolehland and now Indonesia?????

tsk tsk I don't hate my own race, you do, you declared it, you hate Chinese, you said so. Being a Chinese yorself, what does that tell you? need I say more you self loathing got jilted sad old maid... and a wilted flower already pass your unmarriagble age and menopausal already then?? hahahaha ... you sad old thing you!

I never hate any race, the folks I hate are RACISTS.

In most of your postings in Msia and Indo chats, you persistently belittle all Malays and Indonesians in your posts on islam and extrapolate the ideologies of fundamentalists onto the mass of muslims.

You are a HATER, aunty chutzy.

Wilted flower???? ARE YOU STUCK ON THE VIRGIN IDEOLOGY????? YOU BEEN LAID YET, CHUTZZIE?

Care to substantiate your claim? Don't just defecate and move on as you always do.

Try refrain from further vulgarity dear, just because you subscribe to the parting of your legs at the drop of a hat to practically anyone doesn't mean we all do dear, most of us are discerning and we do observe the proper decorum in THAT department dear, didn't your moma ever taught you that dear... what a sad old little self loathing wilted menopausal old maid you are ... shame shame.... just answer the question ok?

still online arh?

there's no need to substantiate your racist and islamophia, even in Msia Chat, u are well-known for that... Swingdoc calls u a $hit-stirrer... and he's not wrong.... and u are here to diss Indos forummers cuz they don't strike back at $hit-stirrers like u... that's where you committed your faux pas... go and stir up muslim websites like elle does...

for an Aunty who's into virginity and old maid, you sure have an obsession about getting a man..

louboutin is all u wear, why bull$hit? u katek (shorty) arh? wah liau, must be insecure and tight-arsed tottering around in those 8 inches??

don't lie lah, u are a Crocs aunty.



and decorum isn't your middle name

your middle name is CHINESE CHUTZVINIST

Care to substantiate your claim?

Why? run out of vitriol, and starting to repeat yourself arh aunty?????

what happened????? sex robot in 8 inch louboutin needs some winding up arh????

Now now, the one getting all hysterical and vitriolic is you dear and you must to be taken to task just answer the below, besides it is getting rather boring as the best you can do is dishing out more vulgarity, that must come from your 'up bringing'

Here it is again:

Care to substantiate your claim?

no, not at all, the hysterical one is YOU running around in 8 inch louboutins trying to stir-$hit with Malays and Indonesians and now Singaporeans in Asia Finest!

Still trying to avoid answering or just can't answer because you couldn't produce facts to back your claim?

Here it is again dearest:

Care to substantiate your claim?

I am going for a kopi break....

it's pathetic how you are unable to defend yourself when you are confronted with accusations of being racist against Malays/Indos and islamophobia.

all you can do is lamely ask in yr 8 inch louboutins

"Care to substantiate your claim?"

I know it is hard for someone like you who has admitted to having subscribe to loose moral in matter of copulation to understand this. You must substantiate your accusation with evidence. It is easy if the facts are numerous as you keep saying. This demand is my defence bodoh. Do utilise what little brain cells you have instead of using what you are sitting on all the time. It doesn't always work you know. And you are not exactly a spring chicken dear, time does take its tolls on you dear look in the mirror dear, apart from the Chinese features staring back at you, what else do you see; lines dear and lots of them edged on your weathered skin, and a pair of eyes lookig back at you with a deep anguish of a sad little self loathing wilted menopausal oldmaid, still you must answer, because it is my defence bodoh, got it now?

Care to substantiate your claim?

你不是人... 畜生!

Is chutzpah really Singaporean?
I tot he is Msian-chinese-and-SGan-wannabe who live in SG

BTW, the crashed aircraft is a Xian MA-60....

So it's a china made aircraft? does it mean all chinese aircrafts are crap according to the logic of some?

chibai!

Source: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90...51/7378185.html

plane Indonesia probes crash

15:21, May 12, 2011

Indonesian authorities have carried out an investigation into the crash of a passenger plane operated by state firm Merpati Nusantara airline in Kaimana gulf of West Papua in eastern Indonesia on Saturday that killed all 25 people on board.

The plane from Sorong town to Kaimana town crashed into sea about 500 meters away from runway before landing, according to Transport Ministry.

Head of Air Transport Directorate of the ministry Harry Bhakti said that the probe was aimed at finding out the cause of the accident, whether it was caused by unfavorable weather, human error or technical fault.

He said that the plane quality was good and proper to fly, and that it rained immediately before the accident.

Scores of investigators from Indonesian National Transport Safety Committee or KNKT have been on the scene to conduct an investigation, according to Franswenas, an investigator at the KNKT.

Eight experts from China where the plane was made have also arrived in Kaimana town to help with the investigation, he told Xinhua by phone.

Indonesian rescuers have recovered the bodies of the 25 people on board and both data recorder and voice recorder known as black boxes.

Both recorders were sent to China on Wednesday for analysis, said Franswenas.

"We expect them to be read there, because the result of the analysis would be really helpful to the ongoing investigation," said Franswenas.

Indonesia is also waiting for the result of investigation conducted by the experts from China.

The European Union lifted its travel ban on four of 51 Indonesian airlines in July 2009, which was imposed in July 2007 after a series of accidents that killed over 250 people.

Source: Xinhua

Note: accident proned is accident proned regardless of the make of the aircraft, some culture is resistance to change when it is plaqued with poor safety standards and when corruption is rifed in every level. If change does come it is at a snail's pace and resulting in tragic lost of life.

Source: http://nycaviation.com/2011/05/indonesian-...ti-plane-crash/

Airline News • Aviation News • Crashes • Government News
Indonesian President Demands Answers for Merpati Plane Crash
May 12th, 2011 • By BNO News

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday demanded answers from his cabinet regarding the Merpati Nusantara Airlines planes crash that killed 27 people.

According the Antara news agency, Yudhoyono discussed the case with cabinet members in a meeting in Jakarta. The president called on all ministers concerned to explain to the civilian population the progress of the probe on the accident.

On May 7, a Chinese made Xian MA-60 plane crashed in Kaimana, West Papua, killing all 27 people on board. The accident took place at around 2.05 p.m. local time as the aircraft was preparing to land at the local airport.

“What is important is clear explanation. Certainly the best parties to give the explanation are the Merpati airlines leadership and the state ministers,” said Yudhoyono. “Everything could be explained in a right and correctly way.”

The president also demanded the transportation minister to give an explanation of the regulation and licensing for 60 planes owned by Merpati Nusantara Airlines which have no Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) license.

Furthermore, Yudhoyono called for a review for the purchase of 15 MA-60 turbo-prop planes manufactured by China’s Xi’an Aircraft Industrial Corporation for $220 million initiated in 2006.

The procurement of the aircraft for the state-owned Merpati Airlines has been surrounded by controversy. An investigation was opened to determine if there was foul play in the purchase as it is being questioned the planes’ air-worthiness.

Former vice president Jusuf Kalla joined the calls for a thorough probe on the issue as he said that the previous government had already cancelled the deal and the current ruling coalition resurrected it at a much higher price.

“When I was vice president, the 15 planes should have cost only about $165 million. Why did it become so expensive? I think the Finance Ministry, should openly publish details of the purchase,” Kalla said.

Also on Thursday, Transportation Minister Freddy Numberi announced that the black box data log of the Chinese-made MA-60 aircraft will be sent to China for deciphering. A team from the National Committee on Transportation Safety will travel to China to open the data recorder.

Note: obviously the kickbacks was not enough at $165 mil, and it was pushed up to $220 mil, this is how the wheels are oiled in IND