Indonesia's aviation record is one of the worst in Asia, with more civilian airliner passenger accidents since 1945 than any other country in the region. Past accidents have been attributed to poor pilot training, mechanical failures, air traffic control issues and poor aircraft maintenance.
Low-cost air carriers including Lion Air -- which saw one of its planes crash in 2018, killing 189 people -- flooded the market, enabling flying to become a common way for many to travel across the vast archipelago nation, which has many areas that still lack efficient or safe transportation infrastructure.
That includes more frequent inspections, stronger regulation of maintenance facilities and procedures, and better pilot training, he said. Sriwijaya Air has had only minor incidents in the past, though a farmer was killed in 2008 when one of its planes went off the runway while landing due to a hydraulic issue.
Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)