AFTER circling three times above the Iswahyudi Air Base at Madiun, East Jakarta, the Antonov AN-124-100 landed at precisely 7:30am last Wednesday. The aircrew were very careful in choosing their landing spot. It is easy to understand why: inside the plane were two disassembled Sukhoi Su-27SK aircraft.

At the end of the runway, with a cheerful expression on his face, Indonesian Military (TNI) commander General Endriartono Sutarto and Indonesi