DENPASAR, 12 November 2018: The Bali Hotels Association issued a rebuttal at the weekend to discredit what it called fake information on social media claiming the tourist island was threatened by a Japanese encephalitis outbreak.
An email blast to trade...
JAKARTA, 8 November 2028: Boeing issued a special bulletin Wednesday addressing a sensor problem flagged by Indonesian safety officials investigating the crash of a Lion Air 737 that killed 189 people last week.
The planemaker said local aviation officials believed...
JAKARTA, 5 November 2018: Indonesia's transport ministry said at the weekend it had found "minor" faults in two other Boeing 737-MAX 8 jets, including a cockpit indicator display problem which an analyst said may be similar to one reported...
JAKARTA, 2 November 2018: One black box from a crashed Lion Air jet has been recovered, the head of Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee said Thursday, which could be critical to establishing why the brand new plane fell out...
JAKARTA, 1 November 2018: The smashed fuselage of a crashed Indonesian Lion Air jetliner may have been found, a top military commander said Wednesday, as Jakarta ordered the removal of the budget carrier's technical director and staff who cleared...
JAKARTA, 30 October 2018: A brand new Indonesian Lion Air plane carrying 189 passengers and crew crashed into the sea Monday, officials said, as the carrier acknowledged that the jet had previously been grounded for repairs.
The Boeing-737 MAX, which...
DENPASAR, 30 October 2018: Poor advance booking has forced Indonesia AirAsia X to end its daily service to Tokyo effective January 2019.
There were high hopes that the daily Denpasar-Tokyo Narita service would attract Japanese millennials and tap Bali’s popularity...
SIBORONG-BORONG, Indonesia, 29 October 2018: AirAsia’s inaugural flight from Kuala Lumpur to Silangit, near Lak Toba, touched down at Silangit International Airport, Sunday, marking the airline’s newest destination in ASEAN.
AirAsia flight AK411, using an Airbus A320, departed Kuala Lumpur...
JAKARTA, 22 October 2018: A billion-dollar hydroelectric dam development in Indonesia that threatens the habitat of the world's rarest great ape has sparked fresh concerns about the impact of China's globe-spanning infrastructure drive.
The site of the dam in the...
SINGAPORE, 19 October 2018: Indonesia’s Ministry of Tourism has signed off on two tourism cooperation agreements with Brand Expedia, to drive bookings to 15 key destinations in Indonesia.
The deal with Expedia will extend the reach of the country’s Wonderful...