Indonesia_Air_Transport

Indonesia Air Transport

Indonesia Air Transport

Indonesian airline

Indonesia Air Transport (IAT or sometimes called INDOSAT) is an airline and aviation company based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It provides a wide range of aviation services to both the on and offshore oil, gas and mining industries within Indonesia and South-east Asia. Its main base is Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta.[1] The company also maintain a secondary hub for its oil & gas industry clients in Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Airport, East Kalimantan, and operates limited scheduled services from Ngurah Rai International Airport on the island of Bali to the islands of Lombok and Flores. Indonesia Air Transport is listed in category 1 by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority for airline safety quality.[2] The Company provides air passenger and cargo transportation, aircraft hiring and leasing services, aircraft repairs, and training facilities. IAT also supplies aviation technical equipment and spare parts. It operates various types of fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.[3]

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Other operations include tourism charter work, photo mapping and magnometer survey missions, executive jet services, medical and medevac operation support, air cargo requirements including operations from short or unimproved airstrips, maintenance facilities in Jakarta and Balikpapan and East Kalimantan. Indonesia Air Transport has certification from the Department of Transportation of Republic Indonesia and Eurocopter claims over 20,000 safe flight hours on helicopter SA365 Dauphin C2.[4]

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1968, initially for state oil company Pertamina and its foreign oil production sharing contractors. The airline is operated by PT Indonesia Air Transport Tbk and the company is currently listed on the Jakarta (JKT) Stock exchange (IDX: IATA).[3]

PT Global Transport Services,[5] a subsidiary of PT Bhakti Investama Tbk (MNC Media Group) and PT Global Mediacom Tbk, the southeast Asia's largest and most integrated media group, is owner of PT Indonesia Air Transport Tbk.[6] In March 2007 the company had 246 employees.[1] In 2010 the company was reported as having 232 employees.[7]

Destinations

An IAT Fokker 50 parked at Labuan Bajo's Komodo Airport
IAT Cessna 404 at Perth Airport (1999).
IAT Beech Super King Air at Perth Airport (early 1990s).
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Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft (as of August 2017):[8]

According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in September 2010 the Indonesia Air Transport fleet consisted of 21 aircraft.[9] As a total of 32 aircraft appear on charter availability lists possibly IAT are dry leasing some further aircraft such as the Short's, the Grumman Gulfstream I, and the Squirrels. [10][11]

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At August 2006 the airline also operated:[13]

Expansion

In September 2012, the company has proposing to change its aviation business licence (Surat Izin Usaha Pererbangan) to Transportation Ministry for including medium class regular flight with Husein Sastranegara International Airport, Bandung as the hub.[14] Initial regular flight occurred on February 22, 2013 from Bandung to Medan.

References

  1. [1]
    "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 93.
  2. [2]
    ".:: Directorate General of Civil Aviation ::". Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
  3. [3]
    Company description ft.com, downloaded 19.9.2010
  4. [4]
    Pt Indonesia Air Transport - Services accessed 18 September 2010
  5. [5]
    "MNC Life – Struktur Kelompok Usaha". Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
  6. [6]
    "PT. Bhakti Investama, Tbk". Archived from the original on 2007-10-06.
  7. [7]
    "Indonesia Air Transport Tbk (IATA:Jakarta Stock Exchange): Stock Quote & Company Profile - Businessweek". investing.businessweek.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06.
  8. [8]
    "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 16.
  9. [9]
    IAT The Fleet Retrieved; 19 September 2010.
  10. [10]
    Air charter guide.com Archived 2010-07-22 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved; 19 September 2010.
  11. [11]
    Directorate General of Ciivil Aviation Republic of Indonesia-Aircraft registered to PT. Indonesia Air Transport Accessed 19.9.2010
  12. [12]
    "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 16.
  13. [13]
    Flight International, 3–9 October 2006
  14. [14]
    "November 2012, Indonesia Air Transport Beroperasi". September 20, 2012.
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