Safety
Indonesia Introduces Aging Aircraft Ban
New Indonesian Aging Aircraft Rule Seen as Cosmetic Exercise

A new Indonesian Ministry of Transportation (MOT) rule banning the import of any commercial passenger aircraft more than 10 years old and freighters more than 15 years old amounts to merely a cosmetic exercise, according to a senior aviation technical executive, while a ban on any aircraft more than 30 years old appeared likely to cause serious financial hardship for operators of some commercial, general aviation and regional aircraft.


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