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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
Frequent-flyer programMerpati EasyFlyer
Fleet size33
Destinations87
HeadquartersCentral Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
Key peopleSardjono Jhony Tjitrokusumo - President
Websitemerpati.co.id/EN/

Merpati Nusantara Airlines is an airline based in Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia.[1][2] 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.[3] The word merpati is Indonesian for "dove", and Nusantara is a geographic term referring to parts of Indonesia. Merpati is listed as 2-star airlines by Skytrax.[4] Merpati also listed in category 1 by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority for airline safety quality.[5] It has a maintenance facility based at Juanda International Airport, Surabaya. [citation needed]

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 in Papua (formerly New Guinea) previously operated by KLM subsidiary, De Kroonduif, which had been flown by Garuda since 1962.

With a start up capital of 10 million Rupiah, Merpati began operations on the island of Kalimantan (Borneo) with a fleet of four de Havilland Otter/DHC-3 and two Dakota DC-3, provided by the Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU). Pilots and technicians were supplied from the Indonesian Air Force, Garuda Indonesia Airways, and other civil aviation companies. Its mission from the government was to become an 'air bridge' linking remote areas of Indonesia thereby helping to build the national economy of the regional areas. The air bridge theme is the basis of Merpati's current logo which is seen on the aircrafts' tail.

The first Managing Director appointed was Air Commodore Sutoyo Adiputro Henk (1962-1966) who had an initial staff of 17 people. In 1963, the airline expanded its routes to include Jakarta - Tanjung Karang (Bandar Lampung), Jakarta - Semarang, and Jakarta - Balikpapan. In 1964, the airline took over operations from NV de Kroonduif Garuda increasing its aircraft fleet to 12. With the addtion of three DC-3 Dakotas, two DHC-6 Twin Otters and 1 DHC-2 Beaver, Merpati began to grow with operations now reaching Sumatra, Papua and Nusa Tenggara Barat. Further expansion saw the addition of more aircraft including three Dornier DO-28 and six Pilatus Porter PC-6 and a staff of 583 people.

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%).

On May 7, 2011 an MA-60 aircraft crashed into the sea, killing all on board. The twin turboprop plane took off from Sorong city in the West Papua province for Kaimana district, about 400 km to the south. 21 Passengers and 6 Crew perished in the crash.

Destinations

Merpati Nusantara serve the following cities:.[6]

East Timor
Indonesia
Malaysia
Papua New Guinea

Fleet

The Merpati fleet includes the following aircraft[7]:

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 new MA60, PK-MZJ parked at El Tari Airport, Kupang, in January 2011

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As of 2011, Merpati no longer operates the ATR 72-212 since the arrival of the MA60. Seen here is PK-MFA taxiing for departure at Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali for Selaparang Airport, Lombok in early 2010
Merpati Nusantara Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders
Options 		Seats Routes Notes
C Y Total
Boeing 737-200 1 0 0 0 125 Domestic To be replaced by Boeing 737-500
Boeing 737-300 9 4 mixed-class 126 All 4 from Indonesia Air asia
Boeing 737-400 2 6 0 0 168 All 6 from Garuda Indonesia
CASA 212 3 0 0 0 20 Domestic To be replaced possibly by N-219
DHC-6 6 0 0 0 20 Domestic To be replaced possibly by N-219
Fokker 100 3 0 24 75 99 Domestic
Xian MA60 12 2 0 0 56 Domestic Deliveries in Dec 2010, 2011
Total 36 17 Last updated: 05 Jan 2011

Previously operated

At August 2008 the airline also operated[8]:

The ATR 72 left the fleet in early December 2010.

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 Service and many more.

Courses conducted by the MTC include type rating courses for pilots, flight attendants and flight operation officers on the Fokker F27, CASA CN-235, DHC-6 Twin Otter, CASA C-212 Aviocar, 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 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 3 more aircraft to join the fleet in 2011. 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

  • On 10 November 1971, Vickers Viscount PK-MVS crashed into the sea 75 miles (121 km) off Sumatra killing all 69 people on board.
  • On 5 April 1972, a Vickers Viscount of Merpati Nusantara Airlines was the subject of an attempted hijacking. The hijacker was killed.[9]
  • On 7 February 1977, Douglas C-47A PK-NDH was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident at Tanjung Santan Airport.[10]
  • On 5 October 1978, Douglas C-47A PK-NDI caught fire whilst parked at Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali and was destroyed.[11]
  • On 18 June 1988, Vickers Viscount PK-MVG of was damaged beyond economic repair when it suffered a hydraulic system failure and departed the runway at Polonia International Airport, Medan.[12]
  • 1992 - Merpati Nusantara Airlines CN-235 Registration PK-MNN crashed in to the mountains of Garut [1]
  • On 30 November 1994 Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 422 a Fokker F28 overran the runway at Achmad Yani International Airport with no casualties among the 85 on board [2]
  • On 10 January 1995, a Merpati Nusantara Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter went missing with 14 people on board, possible crashing in the sea. [3]
  • On 2 August 2009 - Flight Merpati Nusantara Airlines 9760, a Twin Otter crashed in to the mountains of Papua.[4]. The accident investigation report released by the NTSC revealed the cause of the accident to be CFIT (controlled flight in to terrain) after visual reference was lost. In an attempt to fly clear of cloud, the pilot made a climbing turn to the left but struck with a mountain at 9600 feet above sea level.[13]
  • On 3 December 2009, Fokker 100 PK-MJD made an emergency landing at El Tari Airport, Kupang when the left main gear failed to extend. There were no injuries among the passengers and crew.[14]
  • On 13 April 2010, Merpati Flight 836, operated by a Boeing 737-300, registration PK-MDE, ran off the end of the runway at Rendani Airport, Manokwari, injuring around 20 passengers, but causing no casualties among the 103 on board. The accident is currently being investigated by the Indonesian National Transport Safety Commission (NTSC) with the preliminary report released on the 20th May 2010.[15]
  • On 7 May 2011, Merpati Flight 8968, operated by a Xian MA60 from Sorong to Kaimana (Indonesia) with 21 passengers and 6 crew, was on approach to Kaimana's runway 19 when the aircraft impacted waters about 500 meters/1640 feet before the runway threshold. All occupants perished in the crash. Reportedly of the 25 people onboard Merpati flight, there were two children, one baby, 18 adults, 6 members of the crew.[16][17]

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References

  1. ^ "Directory: World airlines." Flight International. 30 March-5 April 2004. 39. "Jalan Angkasa Blok B-15, Kav 2-3, Jakarta, 10720, Indonesia."
  2. ^ "Merpati Akan Terbang ke Sampit." Merpati Nusantara Airlines. 24 April 2007. Retrieved on 16 September 2010. "Penandatanganan MoU yang dilakukan di Kantor Pusat Merpati Jalan Angkasa Jakarta Pusat"
  3. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 10 April 2007. p. 49.
  4. ^ http://www.airlinequality.com/Airlines/MZ.htm
  5. ^ http://hubud.dephub.go.id/?en+news+detail+1464+8
  6. ^ http://www.merpati.co.id/
  7. ^ Planespotters.net page for Merpati
  8. ^ Flight International, 3–9 October 2006
  9. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  10. ^ "PK-NDH Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  11. ^ "PK-NDI Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  12. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  13. ^ NTSC Final Report of Twin Otter Accident, PK-NVC
  14. ^ "Merpati Air Plane Passengers Unharmed In Emergency Landing". Bernama. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  15. ^ "Merpati 737-300 breaks up after overshooting runway in Papua". Flightglobal.com. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  16. ^ BBC article about the occurrance
  17. ^ JetTimes.com article

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