Aviastar (Indonesia)
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| Founded | 2003 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Samarinda Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 30 | ||||||
| Headquarters | East Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia | ||||||
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| Website | www.aviastar.biz | ||||||
PT Aviastar Mandiri, operating as Aviastar is an Indonesian growing domestic passenger airline based in East Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia.[2]
History
The airline was established in 12 June 2000 by Capt. Sugeng Triyono and his 4 colleagues which started as helicopter charter services company with various leased helicopters. Since 2003 Aviastar began operating fix wing aircraft with 2 units of DeHavilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otters and began to drop its rotary wings operations.
Aviastar now is an established company dealing with air transportation services either for chartered flights or schedule flights and currently operates 4 units of DHC-6-300 and 3 units of BAe 146-200 with plan to order 3 units more of DHC-6-300 to add in its fleet before end of 2013.
Its main operation base is located in Jakarta (CGK) with other operation bases in Palangkaraya (PKY), Balikpapan (BPN), Makassar (UPG), Nabire (NBX) and Denpasar (DPS).
Destinations
Aviastar serves 36 routes in commercial and government subsidiary pioneer flights, which the following domestic Indonesian destinations are some of them :
- Balikpapan - Samarinda
- Balikpapan - Melak
- Jakarta - Muara Bungo
- Jakarta - Ketapang
- Makassar - Selayar - Bima
- Makassar - Tana Toraja
- Samarinda - Tana Toraja
- Palangkaraya - Muara Teweh
- Palangkaraya - Tumbang Samba
Fleet
Aviastar fleet includes the following aircraft :
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAe 146-200 | 2 | 0 | |
| DHC-6 Twin Otter | 4 | 0 |
Incidents and accidents
- On 9 April 2009, a Aviastar BAe 146-300 PK-BRD, crashed to a mountain near Wamena, Papua, Indonesia, after a failed second approach for landing at Wamena Airport.[3]
References
- ^ http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/airline_profiles/airlines_indonesia/aviastar.htm
- ^ "Contact Us." (Archive) Aviastar. Retrieved on 10 May 2012. "Puri Sentra Niaga Blok B No. 29 Jalan Raya Kalimalang Jakarta Timur 13620 Indonesia"
- ^ http://avherald.com/h?article=417cbf69/0000&opt=4096
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