epa05488988 (FILE) A file picture dated 21 November 2014 shows a Lion Air aircraft taking off as Indonesian Lion Air crew pull a Batik Airline, one of Lion Air Group member, on a runway at the Batam Aero Technic hangar at Hang Nadim International Airport in Batam, Riau, Indonesia. According to reports on 16 August 2016, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) upgraded the safety status of Indonesian airlines to category 1, from a previous category 2, allowing carriers to fly to the US after a nine-year ban. Garuda Indonesia could start flying to the US by next year, media added. EPA/BAGUS INDAHONO