Jakarta (Antaranews Bali) - The Directorate General of Air Transportation temporarily suspended licenses of aircraft personnel involved in flying temporary JT 610 aircraft for a period of 120 calendar days.
Acting Director General of Air Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation, M. Pramintohadi Sukarno, in a statement in Jakarta on Thursday, said this was for the sake of investigation.
He also requested that members of the board of directors and aircraft personnel at PT Lion Mentari Airlines be temporarily released for the sake of the smooth investigation of the NTSC.
"Based on Law No. 1 of 2009 concerning Aviation and Civil Aviation Safety Regulation Part 121 which regulates Certification and Operating Requirements: Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental Air Carriers and considers the demands of the public for the government to publicly announce the JT 610 Lion Air plane crash. , we ask through an official letter to Lion to temporarily release the members of the board of directors and airplane personnel, "Praminto said in a statement in Jakarta on Thursday.
The purpose of the temporary discharge is related to the implementation of the Boeing B737-8 MAX aircraft accident investigation process PK-LQP registration operated by PT. Lion Mentari Airlines.
Temporary members of the board of directors and aircraft personnel are the Director of Maintenance and Engineering, Quality Control Manager, Fleet Maintenance Management Manager and PK-LQP Release Engineer.
Furthermore, Lion Air is asked to assign members of the board of directors and aircraft personnel to fully assist the investigation and investigation process by the authorized agency.
In order to maintain the fulfillment of the airworthiness aspects of the operation of Lion Air aircraft, Pramintohadi also requested that the President Director of PT Lion Mentari immediately appoint a Substitute Officer Director of Maintenance and Engineering and Quality Control Manager. (AL)
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