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Merpati Nusantara
File:Merpati logo.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
MZ MNA MERPATI
Founded6 September 1962
HubsSoekarno-Hatta International Airport
Ngurah Rai International Airport
Juanda International Airport
Fleet size34
Destinations35
HeadquartersJakarta, Indonesia
Key peopleBambang Bhakti - CEO
Websitehttp://www.merpati.co.id/
Merpati Boeing 737-300 PK-MDJ was ready to take off from Frans Kaisiepo Airport of Biak

Merpati Nusantara Airlines is an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It is a major domestic airline operating scheduled services to more than 25 destinations in Indonesia, as well as scheduled international services to East Timor and Malaysia. Its main base is Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta.[1]. Merpati is listed as 2-star airlines by Skytrax[2]. Merpati also listed in category 1 by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority for airline safety quality[3].

History

The airline was established and started operations on 6 September 1962. It was set up by the Indonesian government as the second state airline, with the main objective of taking over the network of domestic services developed by the Air Force since 1958. During 1962, it also took over the routes previously operated by KLM subsidiary, De Kroonduif, which had been flown by Garuda since 1962. In October 1978, the airline was taken over by Garuda, but continued to operate under its own name. Merpati was integrated into the Garuda Indonesia Group in September 1989, but was granted government permission to separate in 1993, although the split did not actually take place until April 1997. It is owned by the Indonesian Government (93.2%) and Garuda Indonesia (6.8%).[1] Because of heavy weaknesses in its security Merpati Nusantara Airlines as well as all other Indonesian airlines have been put on the List of air carriers banned in the European Union, so planes operated by the airline are banned from landing at airports in the European Union.[4]

It has a maintenance facility based at Juanda International Airport, Surabaya. [citation needed]

The word merpati is Indonesian for "dove", and Nusantara is a geographic term referring to parts of Indonesia.

Destinations

Merpati Nusantara serve the following cities:

Domestic

International

Fleet

The Merpati fleet includes the following aircraft (as of 24 April 2010) [1]:

Merpati's Boeing 737-217/adv reg code PK-MBQ was ready to fly to her next destination, Husein Sastranegara International Airport, Bandung from Adisucipto International Airport, Yogyakarta
Merpati's first ATR 72-212, PK-MFA taxiing for departure at Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali for Selaparang Airport, Lombok


Merpati Nusantara Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Options Passengers Routes Notes
ATR 72-212 1 6 0 68 Denpasar, Bali - Mataram, Lombok 1st of 7 arrived March 2010, registered PK-MFA
Boeing 737-200 3 0 0 118 Domestic routes
Boeing 737-300 5 0 0 128 Domestic and international routes
Boeing 737-400 2 0 0 159 Domestic and international routes
Fokker 100 2 0 0 107 Domestic routes
Xian MA60 2 13 0 60 Domestic routes 3rd and 4th to be delivered in May/June 2010 [5]
IPTN CN-235 3 0 0 45 Domestic routes
CASA 212 8 0 0 20 Domestic routes
DHC-6 8 0 0 20 Domestic routes
SAAB 340 [6] 0 11 0 36 Domestic routes Operational in October 2010 [7]
Total 34 30 0 Last updated: 1 May 2010

Previously operated

At August 2006 the airline also operated[8] :

Merpati Training Centre

Merpati Training Centre is a division of Strategic Business Unit and is one of the largest aviation training centres in Indonesia. It conducts ground school courses for pilots, flight attendants, flight operation officers (dispatchers), commercial airline operations and administration staff in the region. The training centre was originally founded in 1994 and known as 'Flight Safety Training' training initially Merpati's own staff , but later changed its name to the Merpati Training Centre (MTC) in 1999 offering aviation training services to other airlines and companies in the region. Some of MTC's clients include Indonesia's national airline, Garuda Indonesia, Sriwijaya Air, Batavia Air, Lion Air, Pelita Air Services and many more.

Courses conducted by the MTC include type rating courses for pilots, flight attendants and flight operation officers on the Fokker 27, CN 235, DHC6 Twin Otter, CASA 212, as well as other ground courses including Dangerous Goods Awareness, Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL) theory, Cockpit Resources Management (CRM) and Multi Crew Coordination (MCC).

MTC has two campuses located in Jakarta and Surabaya. MTC's Jakarta campus is located on the 11th Floor of the Merpati Building in Kemayoran, where as the Surabaya campus is located at Juanda International Airport.

Merpati Pilot School

Merpati Pilot School's Cessna C-172, PK-MSH at Juanda International Airport, Surabaya

On 16 February 2010, the Merpati Pilot School, a department of the MTC, was officially launched at Surabaya's Juanda International Airport. The flying school was awarded its Part 141 certification from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation on 18 August 2009 and currently has a fleet of two Cessna C172, registered PK-MSH and PK-MSN with 8 more aircraft to join the fleet in 2010. Ground school for cadet pilots are conducted at the Merpati Training Centre in Surabaya, and flight training will be conducted from Trunojoyo Airport, Sumenep on the island of Madura.

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-10. p. 49.
  2. ^ http://www.airlinequality.com/Airlines/MZ.htm
  3. ^ http://hubud.dephub.go.id/?en+news+detail+1464+8
  4. ^ Spiegel: EU puts all Indonesian airlines on its black list 28 June 2007
  5. ^ http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/04/30/341317/indonesias-merpati-and-chinas-xian-aircraft-overcome-cracks-in.html
  6. ^ http://www.antaranews.com/berita/1271773095/restrukturisasi-merpati-hampir-final
  7. ^ http://www.antara.co.id/en/news/1272555123/merpati-needs-rp7998-billion
  8. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
  9. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  10. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  11. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  12. ^ NTSC Final Report of Twin Otter Accident, PK-NVC
  13. ^ "Merpati Air Plane Passengers Unharmed In Emergency Landing". Bernama. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  14. ^ "Merpati 737-300 breaks up after overshooting runway in Papua". Flightglobal.com. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
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