Air Accidents in 2021 Discussion

[MenInG]

A search and rescue operation is under way in Indonesia after contact was lost with a Boeing 737-500 plane on a local flight.

An Indonesian Transport Ministry spokesman said the Sriwijaya Air flight SJY 182 was flying from from the capital Jakarta to Pontianak City in West Kalimantan province on the island of Borneo. The last contact was at 2.40pm local time (7.40am in the UK), it said.

Tracking service Flightradar24 said on Twitter that the flight "lost more than 10,000 feet of altitude in less than one minute" about four minutes after departure.

The airline said it was still gathering information on the incident.

"Sriwijaya Air is still in contact with various related parties to get more detailed information regarding the SJ-182 flight from Jakarta to Pontianak," the company said in a statement.

"Management is still communicating and investigating this matter and will immediately issue an official statement after obtaining the actual information."

https://news.sky.com/story/search-a...r-contact-was-lost-with-boeing-plane-12183054

 

[Rana]

Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air loses contact with passenger plane

Devastating news. 62 passengers on board. I hope this isn't another MH370 situation.

May God have mercy on the souls lost in this tragedy!

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/9/indonesias-sriwijaya-air-loses-contact-with-passenger-plane

 

[Romali_rotti]

RIP to the possible dead, so sad..

 

[Technics 1210]

Boeing lost contact after dropping 'more than 10,000ft in less than a minute'

Another Boeing 737 today.

Tragic.

https://news.sky.com/story/search-a...r-contact-was-lost-with-boeing-plane-12183054

 

[Firebat]

Tracking service Flightradar24 said on Twitter that the flight "lost more than 10,000 feet of altitude in less than one minute" about four minutes after departure.

Absolutely horrifying.

 

[Firebat]

Indonesia Sriwijaya Air passenger plane missing after take-off

A passenger plane with an estimated 62 people on board has gone missing shortly after take-off from the Indonesian capital Jakarta.

The Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737 lost contact en route to Pontianak in West Kalimantan province, officials said.

Flight tracking website Flightradar24.com said the aircraft had lost more than 3,000m (10,000ft) in altitude in less than a minute.

Witnesses said they had seen and heard at least one explosion.

Fisherman Solihin, who goes by one name, told the BBC Indonesian service he had witnessed a crash and his captain decided to return to land.

"The plane fell like lightning into the sea and exploded in the water," he said.

"It was pretty close to us, the shards of a kind of plywood almost hit my ship."

A number of residents of an island near where the plane disappeared told the BBC they had found objects they thought were from the plane.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55601909

 

[Technics 1210]

If this turns out to be another 737 fault, the not only is the 737 finished, but perhaps so too Boeing.

 

[shaz619]

Was this the first flight for the aircraft out of storage?

 

[shaz619]

If this turns out to be another 737 fault, the not only is the 737 finished, but perhaps so too Boeing.

The US government has too big a stake in the company for them to get to that point, Boeing accounts for 21% of the U.S. Department of Defence procurement budget.

 

[Technics 1210]

The US government has too big a stake in the company for them to get to that point, Boeing accounts for 21% of the U.S. Department of Defence procurement budget.

I think it's time for the 747 to make a come back.

 

[shaz619]

I think it's time for the 747 to make a come back.

Too inefficient for most operators, the pandemic has accelerated their retirement. Even with some known issues operators still prefer the T1000 which powers the 787

 

[Technics 1210]

Too inefficient for most operators, the pandemic has accelerated their retirement. Even with some known issues operators still prefer the T1000 which powers the 787

747 in my view is perfect given post C19 world. More capacity means in theory less planes in the skies. Plus social distancing within the 747 in my view is perfect.

Why use 2 x 737s to fly passengers, when 1 747 will do.

 

[MenInG]

Indonesian authorities say they have found the location where they believe a Boeing 737 passenger plane crashed into the sea shortly after take-off from the country's capital Jakarta on Saturday.

The Sriwijaya Air jet was carrying 62 people when it disappeared from radar four minutes into its journey to Pontianak in West Kalimantan province.

On Sunday, signals thought to be from the jet's flight recorder were traced.

More than 10 ships have now been deployed to the site with navy divers.

"We have detected signals in two points, this could be the black box," the chief of Indonesia's search and rescue agency, Bagus Puruhito, said.

Investigators are also analysing items they believe to be wreckage from the aircraft, including a wheel and what they say could be part of the plane's fuselage.

A spokesman for the Jakarta police, Yusri Yunus, said two bags had been received from the search and rescue agency.

"The first bag contained passengers' properties, another bag contained body parts," he told reporters, adding: "We are still identifying these findings."

Search and rescue efforts were suspended overnight but resumed early on Sunday. Four planes have also been deployed to help with the search.

The missing aircraft is not a 737 Max, the Boeing model that was grounded from March 2019 until last December following two deadly crashes.