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Indonesia: Adam Air has grounded six Boeing 737

Kuala Lumpur, Indonesia - The measure is related to a third of the airline's fleet

Indonesian budget carrier Adam Air has grounded six Boeing 737/300 planes for safety inspections after the fuselage of one of its aircraft cracked during a hard landing, an airline official said on Thursday. The body of the plane was cracked through the middle of the passenger section, leaving the tail drooping towards the ground. The Boeing 737/300s, almost a third of the airline's fleet, would...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 74356
Rome, Italy, 02/22/2007 14:45
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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