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Contact lost with jet carrying 100 (Indonesia) - Update: wreckage found
AP via cnn.com ^ | 1/1/2007

Posted on 01/01/2007 6:17:28 AM PST by fzx12345

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A commercial Adam Air passenger plane with more than 100 people onboard lost contact with flight controllers Monday on a flight between Indonesia's Java and Sulawesi islands, officials said.

Adam Air flight KI-574 was still missing more than five hours after the scheduled arrival time.

A senior Transport Ministry official, Ichsan Tatang, said aviation authorities were gathering information from other flights which "might have picked up the plane's distress signal."

Adam Air's chief executive, Gunawan Suherman, confirmed to The Associated Press that controllers had lost contact with Adam Air flight KI-574.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News
KEYWORDS: adamair; airplane; indonesia; lost; willofallah
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Update: the missing Adam Air flight sent out a distress signal and that rescue teams have been dispatched.
1 posted on 01/01/2007 6:17:30 AM PST by fzx12345
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To: fzx12345

Hajj festivities?


2 posted on 01/01/2007 6:28:41 AM PST by johnny7 ("We took a hell of a beating." -'Vinegar Joe' Stilwell)
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To: fzx12345
A little more info from this link...

Contact lost with plane carrying 102 in Indonesia

Contact was lost when the plane was at an altitude of 35,000 feet, about one hour before it was due to land, Ikhsan said.

Prayers for the people on board.

3 posted on 01/01/2007 6:32:00 AM PST by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: fzx12345
...a distress signal

Is that an automatic signal or an actual human ?

4 posted on 01/01/2007 6:32:59 AM PST by Popman ("What I was doing wasn't living, it was dying. I really think God had better plans for me.")
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To: johnny7

Lots of scuba divers dive Sulawesi islands...(I used to dive there until the last visit involved machine gun toting muslims which made my last day at the airport a nightmare) my prayers to any tourists who may be in that area of the world...as for muslims...oh well...inshallah


5 posted on 01/01/2007 6:37:26 AM PST by antivenom (If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much damn space!)
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To: johnny7
Hajj festivities?

It's the first thing that came into my mind.

I think 2007 is going to be a very bad year for non muslims!
6 posted on 01/01/2007 6:40:03 AM PST by TheRedSoxWinThePennant
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To: mewzilla
Another story, mentions an Adam Air plane that lost contact with a happier ending...

Contact Lost with Indonesian Passenger Jet Carrying 102 People

7 posted on 01/01/2007 6:43:46 AM PST by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: fzx12345

A plane that is five hours late is a plane that will never arrive.

Bad news. And the people who are dancing assuming these are all muslims who deserve this are disgusting.


8 posted on 01/01/2007 6:49:56 AM PST by Dog Gone
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To: Dog Gone
Bad news. And the people who are dancing assuming these are all muslims who deserve this are disgusting.

This is 'bad news'. . .and could be worse if it serves as an omen of sorts for the 'New Year'. . .

. . .but I do not see anyone dancing - certainly not on this thread.

9 posted on 01/01/2007 6:56:56 AM PST by cricket (Save a Terrorist - join the Democrats/Live Liberal Free; or suffer their consequences)
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To: Dog Gone

Indonesia may be predominantly muslim but there are plenty of Christians, Jews, buddhists etc. Also they are the most pro western of muslim nations even though they have their fair share of extremists.


10 posted on 01/01/2007 7:10:07 AM PST by cripplecreek (Peace without victory is a temporary illusion.)
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To: cripplecreek
Prior to about 1950 there were lots more Christians. Through terrorist campaigns, most of the Dutch were driven out.

HF

11 posted on 01/01/2007 7:24:39 AM PST by holden
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To: cripplecreek
Been to Sulawesi twice and it was amazing to see how many burned out churches and mosques litter the island...it seems as soon as one religion finishes their edifice...BAM the other side defaces or destroys it...was amazing to see the hatred between the 2 religions up close.

While travleing we were warned NOT to photograph any muslims women and or burnt out religious edifices.

Diving is GREAT there...but the whole trip you remain frightened and fearful that the wrong glance will get you toted off and jailed. It should be noted my last trip there was in 2001 prior to 9-11...and I vowed then to NEVER GO BACK...even tho I loved Bali and the week in Bali wasn't enough (should be noted the bombing in Bali took place just buildings away from where we stayed).

So for all the non-muslims in Indonesia, I wish you peace and safe passage...as for the muslims...may you reap what you sow...inshallah...

12 posted on 01/01/2007 7:24:42 AM PST by antivenom (If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much damn space!)
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To: holden
I visited an old Dutch settlement in Kendari...beautiful European architecture...the last remenants of the spice industry...
13 posted on 01/01/2007 7:32:47 AM PST by antivenom (If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much damn space!)
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To: holden
"Through terrorist campaigns, most of the Dutch were driven out."

African countries redux?

14 posted on 01/01/2007 7:40:02 AM PST by litehaus (A memory tooooo long)
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To: Paleo Conservative

Ping


15 posted on 01/01/2007 8:24:34 AM PST by Bogeygolfer
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To: holden

Dutch driven out - but in a ahow of masochistic gratitude they let them into their country.


16 posted on 01/01/2007 8:29:31 AM PST by eleni121 ( + En Touto Nika! By this sign conquer! + Constantine the Great))
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To: fzx12345
Additional discussion here:

http://www.airliners.net/discussions/general_aviation/read.main/3175980/

17 posted on 01/01/2007 8:36:52 AM PST by NCjim (The more I use Windows, the more I love UNIX)
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To: fzx12345

Prayers


18 posted on 01/01/2007 8:44:19 AM PST by LdSentinal
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To: antivenom

I delivered a small cargo of workover fluid to Unocal in Balikpapan about ten years ago. Before the "authorities" would allow the transfer of the oil, we had to wire a 100 percent bribe to an Indonesian bank. Never do that again.


19 posted on 01/01/2007 8:47:47 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (BTUs are my Beat.)
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To: Dog Gone
Reminds me of the space shuttle, once it was 5 minutes late, it was bad news.

I agree, dancing on this possible grave is disgusting. I dislike Muslims and their religion but I do know a few who are pro American so not every Muslim is a hate America killer. I just wish they'd open their mouths more often instead of letting the true killers speak for their entire religion.

20 posted on 01/01/2007 8:53:23 AM PST by Lx (Do you like it, do you like it. Scott? I call it Mr. and Mrs. Tennerman chili.)
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