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Indonesia’s regulator lifts temporary grounding of 737 MAX 9
January 22nd 2024
Indonesia’s Director-General of Civil Aviation, M Kristi Endah Murni, has removed the country’s temporary ban on 737 MAX 9 flying that was imposed after the Alaska Air incident earlier this month. Read More » Lion Air is the only Indonesian airline operating the 737 MAX 9. The Indonesia Ministry of Transportation's Directorate of Airworthiness and Aircraft Operations conducted direct inspections of Lion Air’s 737 MAX -9s and evaluated the LCC’s inspection reports in the decision-making process, it said. The regulator spoke to Boeing and the U.S.’s Federal Aviation Administration and concluded the emergency exits of Lion Air's three 737 MAX 9s, registration PK-LRF, PK-LRG, PK-LRI, were not affected by airworthiness directive (AD) 2024-02-51 and DGCA AD 24-01-001-U.
