THE mystery of the Adam Air flight which crashed in the waters of West Sulawesi has been solved. This case is just a small part of the gloomy portrait of Indonesia’s domestic commercial flight industry. The dream that people will be able to fly inexpensively has claimed a number of victims. Poor management, insufficient training, and weak supervision are to blame.

13:29 WIB, January 1, 2007

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