Unsafe Skies
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
The investigation into the Sukhoi Superjet crash concluded that the accident was mainly due to pilot negligence. The air traffic controller who failed to stay alert was not mentioned in the conclusion. Tempo found other facts not revealed in the report.
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The radar screen looked like it was invaded by fireflies, as it lit up with the approach of airplanes into Soekarno-Hatta airport on that Wednesday afternoon, May 9. Dozens of white lights blinked on the dark background of the screen, indicating 40 airplanes in motion, either on the runways or in the skies over Jakarta.
I Nyoman Oka Wirana, an air traffic controller in the East Terminal, had to monitor all of those white dots, each of which was su
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