Indonesia Air Transport

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Indonesia Air Transport
IATA ICAO Callsign
I8 IDA INTRA
Founded1968
HubsHalim Perdanakusuma Airport
Secondary hubsKalimantan
Fleet size2
Destinations4 scheduled
Parent companyMNC Media
HeadquartersJakarta, Indonesia
Websitehttp://www.indonesia-air.com/

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]

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[edit]

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 (IDXIATA).[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[edit]

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).
Country City Airport Notes Refs
Indonesia Bandung Husein Sastranegara International Airport Terminated
Indonesia Mataram Selaparang Airport Terminated
Indonesia Bali Ngurah Rai International Airport
Indonesia Jakarta Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport
Indonesia Labuan Bajo Komodo Airport
Australia Sydney Sydney Airport Terminated
Australia Perth Perth Airport Terminated
Indonesia Balikpapan Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan Airport Terminated
Indonesia Lombok Lombok International Airport
Indonesia Pontianak Supadio International Airport Terminated
Indonesia Bontang PT Badak Bontang Airport Terminated
Indonesia Surakarta Adisumarmo International Airport Terminated
Indonesia Pangkalan Bun Iskandar Airport Terminated
Indonesia Ketapang Rahadi Oesman Airport Terminated
Indonesia Medan Kualanamu International Airport Terminated
Indonesia Sintang Regency Tebelian Airport Terminated
Indonesia Padang Minangkabau International Airport Terminated
Indonesia Pekanbaru Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport Terminated
Indonesia Palembang Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport Terminated
Indonesia Air Transport Fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
ATR 42-500 1
Embraer EMB-135BJ Legacy 1
Total 2

Former fleet[edit]

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]

Indonesia Air Transport Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Routes
Dauphin AS-350BA Squirrel Helicopter 2 0 6 Charter operations/these aircraft are not currently registered to IAT
Dauphin SA 365 N2 Helicopter 3 0 12 Charter operations
Eurocopter EC 135 P2 Helicopter 1 0 13 Charter operations
Eurocopter EC 155 B1 Helicopter 3 0 13 Charter operations
Eurocopter EC 155 B Helicopter 1 0 13 Charter operations
Dauphin SA 365 DAU Helicopter 3 0 12 Charter operations
Bell 212 (IFR) Twin Two Twelve Helicopter 2 0 12 Charter operations/these aircraft are not currently registered to IAT
Aérospatiale Lama SA-315B Helicopter 1 0 4 Charter operations/this aircraft is not currently registered to IAT
Dassault Falcon DA-20F 1 0 9 Charter
Citation 111 CE-650 1 0 8 Charter operations/this aircraft is not currently registered to IAT
Fokker 50 1[12] 0 58 Domestic routes
Fokker F27 1 0 34 Domestic routes/possible charter operations, registered to IAT as PK-TSJ
ATR 42-300QC 1[12] 0 45 Domestic routes/charter operations
ATR 42-500 2[12] 0 36 Charter operations
Grumman Gulfstream I, G159 1 0 19 Charter operations/this aircraft is not currently registered to IAT
Short's Skyvan SC7-2 4 0 18 Charter operations/these aircraft are not currently registered to IAT
Beechcraft 1900D Airliner 2 0 18 Charter operations
Embraer Legacy 600 1[12] 0
Airbus A320-200 1 0 180 Domestic routes Total 31 0 Last updated: February 2

At August 2006 the airline also operated:[13]

Expansion[edit]

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[edit]

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

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