Is Garuda’s Singapore-Silangit Service Sustainable?
Garuda Indonesia has launched its thrice-weekly Singapore-Silangit regular charter service with around 60 passengers on board the inaugural flight. Indonesia’s coordinating minister for maritime affairs, Luhut Pandjaitan, as well as tourism minister Arief Yahya and transport minister, Budi Karya Sumadi,…
Indonesian Carriers Hampered By Bad Airports
Poor airport infrastructure coupled with higher airport fees is adding to the increasing financial pressure many Indonesian carriers face. At the Indonesian Air Carriers’ Association (INACA) annual general meeting in Jakarta (October 26) officials from the association highlighted that airline…
TransNusa Adding ATRs, Eyes RJs
Transnusa is considering adding newer regional jets in future but in the meantime continues to replace its BAE and Fokker aircraft with ATRs. The airline’s managing director, Bayu Sutanto, says the airline still has one new ATR 72-600 coming this…
Best On The Web | 1 – 15 October 2017
In this issue we have an interesting round-up of news that include Indonesia’s Kalstar, Indonesia’s ‘Air Bridge’ program, and the southern Vietnamese island of Phuc Quoc. 1. Indonesia’s DGCA Suspends Kalstar Indefinitely Source: Jakarta Globe Indonesia’s Directorate General of Civil…
Indonesia’s NAM Air Using ATRs For West Papua
Sriwijaya Group’s NAM Air is adding another four ATR 72-600s this year, which will increase its ATR fleet to six, says NAM Air president director, Jeff Jauwena. NAM is using the ATR 72-600s to expand operations in West Papua, he…
Indonesia’s Premiair Plans To Expand Its MRO Business
Premiair, which is the largest business jet operator in Indonesia, plans to grow its maintenance business and is also seeking US FAA certification. Managing director of Premiair, Capt Tony Hadi, tells Smart Aviation they have completed all the documentation required…
