THE cryptic news came from Washington. The black box flight recorder from the Adam Air flight that disappeared in the Majene Sea off West Sulawesi on January 1 is readable. As of late last week, a team from the Department of Transportation and senior Adam Air officials were still waiting for news from the US.

Adam Air flight 574 was flying from Jakarta to Surabaya, then on to its final destination of Manado. Air traffic control in Makassar sudde