Garuda death-flight pilot 'deliberately crashed plane'

Marwoto Komar was the  pilot of a plane that crashed in the city of Yogyakarta last year, killing 21 people , including five Australians. " PROSECUTORS will argue today that Garuda pilot Marwoto Komar deliberately crashed the Boeing 737-400 that ended up in a fireball...

Turkish Airlines starts Viet Nam operations

Turkish Airlines opened its Viet nam representative office in Ha noi Monday and named the Huong Giang Aviation Service Company as its general agent in the country."The carrier will joint Vietnam airlines and Thai...

Indonesian spy to face charges over activist`s murder: police

"A former top spy in Indonesia's intelligence agency is facing charges of premeditated murder over the 2004 poisoning death of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, police said Friday.Muchdi Purwopranjono, an ex-deputy chief of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN), turned...

Pollycarpus moved to Sukamiskin prison Bandung

"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto who is serving a 20 year-jail sentence for his role in the death of human rights activist Munir`s was moved from Cipinang prison, Jakarta, to Sukamiskin prison in Bandung, West Java, on May 23, a prison affairs official...

Garuda to lobby UE to lift its flight ban

""We will write a letter to the EU so at its next meeting in July it will consider our proposal for the lifting of its ban on Garuda to fly to Europe," Garuda President Director Emirsyah Satar said on Thursday.The move came after Garuda has passed an IATA Operational Safety...

New Zealand wishes restoration of Garuda Indonesia`s presence

""We believe that Garuda is not only important as a flight carrier, but especially as a national flag carrier, as well as an effective means of promotion," chief spokesman at the Indonesian embassy in Wellington, First Secretary Tri Purnajaya told ANTARA on Thursday.He said...

Garuda Indonesia fires Yogyakarta crash pilot

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Garuda Indonesia has fired the pilot of a plane that crashed in the city of Yogyakarta last year, killing 21 people, the head of the company's pilots association said Thursday.Police have declared the pilot, Marwoto Komar, as a suspect in a criminal...

Indonesian court acquits Garuda secretary over activist murder

""Rohainil Aini was not proven to be involved in the premeditated murder of Munir. For that reason the defendant must be cleared of all accusations," the head of the panel of judges, Makassau, told the Central...

Former Garuda chief sentenced to 1 year in jail

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Central Jakarta district court on Monday sentenced former Garuda Indonesia president director Indra Setiawan to one year in jail for assisting the premeditated murder of human rights...

IFALPA concerned about Garuda pilot Marwoto`s fate

""We received a letter from IFALPA expressing serious concern about and conveying sympathy for Captain Pilot Marwoto Komar who has been detained by the Yogyakarta police," APG President Stefanus said here...

Garuda Indonesia pilot arrested over crash - lawyer

"Captain Marwoto Komar, who was arrested on Monday after eight hours of interrogation, was also charged with other offences including violating aviation law and could face more than five years in jail, the pilot's...

Garuda to have extra flights on China routes late this year

Beijing (ANTARA News) - Indonesian national flag carrier Garuda is in 2008 to conduct extra flights between Jakarta and a number of Chinese cities to meet highly increased demand for air transportation during a long holiday season in China and the Olympic Games in the Chinese...

Indonesian prosecutors seek jail for ex-Garuda chief over murder

""Indra Setiawan has been proven legally to have facilitated a planned murder," prosecutor Didi Parhan was quoted by AFP as telling Central Jakarta district court.Setiawan's lawyers are expected to read a statement to the court in February outlining his defence in the ongoing...

Indonesian police to question Garuda pilot over fatal crash

"The Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737 carrying 140 passengers and crew slammed into an airport runway in the central Javanese city of Yogyakarta on March 7, careening into rice paddies and bursting into flames.A final report into the accident issued by Indonesia's National...

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