Is it possible the pilots were not properly informed about the weather en-route?
Air Asia QZ8501, Surat BMKG Ini Picu Jonan Marah * | -nasional- | Tempo.co
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TEMPO.CO , Jakarta -Minister of Transportation Ignatius Jonan moved quickly after finding irregularities in procedure QZ8501 departure of Air Asia , which fell in the waters Karimata . He had rebuked a director of PT Indonesia Air Asia during a surprise visit to the office of a number of airline operations at Soekarno - Hatta Airport , Cengkareng , Tangerang , Banten , January 2, 2015 .
Jonan Minister questioned the attitude of Air Asia who do not hold a direct briefing for pilots happenings aviation weather information . The pilot was only receive the information document downloads , and do not take physical weather data documents . The reason the AirAsia , bring documents that old school weather .
Jonas has previously received a letter from the Head of the Meteorology , Climatology and Geophysics ( BMKG ) Andi Eka Sakya dated December 31, 2014. This letter informed him that Air Asia QZ8501 late taking weather data . " From the log book at Juanda BMKG Station , Surabaya , it was found that the new take Air Asia weather information material at 07.00 pm after the impact of lost contact QZ8501 and not before take off . " ( Read : Evidence - AirAsia - QZ8501 - Lax - It - Make -Johan - Upset )
Letter from BMKG is addressed to the Minister of Transport Ignatius Jonan , limited follow-up meeting on 29 December, on the incidence of Air Asia . This meeting was chaired by the President of Joko Widodo and attended among others by the Minister of Transportation Ignatius Jonan ; Minister of Research , Technology , and Higher Education Muhammad Nasir ; Head of the National Search and Rescue Agency Marshal F.H.B. Soelistyo ; TNI Commander General Moeldoko ; as well as National Police Chief Gen. Sutarman .
Head of Data and Information BMKG Juanda , Bambang Setiajid , confirmed information that Air Asia QZ8501 not ask weather briefing . Though BMKG data showed growth cumulonimbus cloud remarkable since 02.00 .