Ministry of Transport asks Rampcheck to be intensive

INDOPOS.CO.ID – The Ministry of Transport requests that the control on the apron be carried out intensively. This followed President Joko Widodo's instructions to strengthen the management of pbadenger safety for all airlines.

This was stated by the Minister of Transport, Budi Karya Sumadi, during his visit to the Soekarno Hatta Airport, where he attended the process of checking compliance by the Directorate General Air Transport Sunday (11/04/2018).

On this occasion, Boeing 737 – 8 Max aircraft owned by Lion Air on Terminal 1 at Soekarno Hatta International Airport were subject to verification. The Ministry of Transport has commissioned 11 Boeing 737 – 8 MAX aircraft and aircraft for all airlines.

"We did Rampcheck for the Boeing 737 – 8 MAX, and then we're going to step up with others, the Rampcheck is done regularly, but now we're doing it more intensely, so for example if, once month, it will come every 3 weeks, "Budi Karya said in his press release.

Budi Karya added that he had also instructed PLT's Director General of Air Transport to conduct a special audit of Lion Air Airlines regarding Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), flight crew qualifications and coordination with relevant stakeholders. "In the near future, we will have the report," said Budi Karya.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Transport is currently communicating with several aviation related institutions such as the European Union (EU), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the United Nations Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to coordinate the ongoing audit process and badess improvements to be made. made.

"We have communicated with the EU, ICAO and FAA institutions, some of the staff of these institutions are in Indonesia, and I am asking Ministry officials and operators to coordinate with each other. intensively with them, so that audits are done for some time. "So what should we do now," said Budi Karya.

The Ministry of Transport coordinates with all stakeholders to systematically ensure the feasibility of all airports and airlines in Indonesia.

"We ensure coordination with all elements.The elements of airport operators, navigation operators, airport authorities and a number of airline operators ensure that the department Transport is always responsible for maintaining the airworthiness of all Indonesian airports, "he concluded. (Dai)

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