ANALYSIS: Garuda Indonesia’s Fall From Grace
There is usually no single cause for an air crash, but rather it is a combination of different contributing factors, built up over time, that leads to disaster. Garuda Indonesia today is a corporate disaster but – like in the…
Indonesian Air Operators Worried As Jakarta’s Halim Airport Announces Closure For Renovation
Charter and MRO services provider Premiair says its revenue could drop by more than half if Indonesia’s Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport is fully closed for upgrading works. The news of Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport’s closure for airport revitalization was announced…
Garuda Indonesia Responds To Queries On Why It Pays Higher Aircraft Lease Rates
Indonesia’s flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has issued a statement to the Indonesia Stock Exchange (ISE), in response to queries on why it pays higher aircraft lease rates, citing market conditions among other reasons. The airline says in a statement that…
Another Creditor Sues Garuda Indonesia
Information technology (IT) company Mitra Buana Koorporindo (MBK) has filed a lawsuit against Indonesia’s debt-ridden flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, one day after the latter’s case with My Indo Airlines was dismissed in court. CNN Jakarta reports that MBK filed the case…
One Dead In Indonesia’s Smart Cakrawala Aviation Freighter Crash
A Cessna Caravan freighter operated by Jakarta-based Smart Cakrawala Aviation has crashed at an airport in Indonesia’s West Papua province, resulting in one pilot’s death. Indonesia’s state-owned news agency Antara says the Cessna Caravan, local registration PK-SNN, crashed today at Aminggaru Ilaga…
Indonesian Govt Agency To Develop Floatplane Variant Of Indonesian Aerospace’s N219
Indonesia’s Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) and the National Research Priority Consortium have announced plans to jointly develop a floatplane version of the Indonesian Aerospace N219, creating a solution to the nation’s geographical challenges. The floatplane…
