Lion Air crash renews concerns about indonesia airlines

The deadly crash of a Lion Air jet in the Java Sea has renewed questions about the safety of Indonesian airlines soon after US and European regulators removed prohibitions against them. A growing middle class and affordable fares have led to a boom in air travel in Asia, putting pressure on airlines, govt overseers and infrastructure to keep up. The surge has been particularly keen at Asia's budget airlines such as Lion Air. Indonesia's aviation industry has had a chequered past. The US and the EU banned its aircraft from their skies in 2007 after a string of accidents. The FAA lifted that ban in Aug 2016. This past June, European regulators — who had already allowed Lion Air and a few other Indonesian carriers to resume flying to Europe — lifted theirs on remaining Indonesia airlines. <br/>