Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 is wholly owned by the Indonesian government, could be held liable under two exceptions to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. She contended that because Garuda was authorized to operate in the United States at the time, the immunity had been explicitly waived under the rules of the Department of Transportation, which requires foreign air carriers to open themselves to suit in the United States as a condition of being allowed to fly to, from, or within this country. The waiver is limited to actions arising under treaties. Coyle also claimed that by selling tickets in the United States, Garuda waived
Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 main engines can take up to three minutes to spool up to idle, whereas the pilots allowed only one minute before initiating another retry. The letter recommends to the FAA that pilots be advised to maintain a higher engine power level in moderate to severe precipitation to avoid flameout. Garuda Indonesia still uses the flight number GA-421, but on the Denpasar – Jakarta route instead, operated by an Airbus A330 or a 777-300ER. Garuda Indonesia also funded local road construction nearby the accident area and also built a multipurpose hall and reservoir facility in return for local villagers assistance when