Deraya Air Taxi Explained

Airline:	Deraya Air Taxi
Fleet Size:	1
Iata:	-
Icao:	DRY
Callsign:	DERAYA
Ceased:	2022
Founded:	1967
Headquarters:	Jakarta, Indonesia
Key People:	Siti Rahayu Sumadi (Founder)
Hubs:	Husein Sastranegara International Airport
Website:	http://www.deraya.co.id

Deraya Air Taxi is an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It operates commuter, charter, medical evacuation, and aerial photography services, as well as a flying school. Its main base is Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, Jakarta, with a hub at Husein Sastranegara International Airport, Bandung.^[1] Deraya Air Taxi is listed in category 2 by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority for airline safety quality.^[2]

History

The airline was established in March 1967 and started operations in 1967. It is wholly owned by the Boedihardjo Group. In January 2005 Deraya Air Taxi had its first Shorts 360 aircraft delivered.

In 2022, the airline ended operations when it's sole aircraft was retired and transferred to Airfast Indonesia

Destinations

Deraya Air Taxi operates the following services (at 2006):

Indonesia

• Java
  • Bandung – Husein Sastranegara International Airport Hub
  • Jakarta – Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport Main Base
  • Semarang – Achmad Yani International Airport
• Kalimantan
  • Palangkaraya – Tjilik Riwut Airport
  • Pangkalanbun – Iskandar Airport
• Papua and Maluku
  • Ambon – Pattimura Airport
  • Babo – Babo Airport
  • Bula, Papua – Bula Airport
  • Kaimana – Kaimana Airport
  • Sorong – Sorong Airport
• Sumatra
  • Batam – Hang Nadim Airport
  • Lubuklinggau – Lubuklinggau Airport
  • Matak – Matak Airport
  • Palembang – Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport
  • Pangkal Pinang – Pangkal Pinang Airport

Singapore - Seletar Airport

Fleet

Current

The Deraya Air Taxi fleet includes the following aircraft (as of November 2021):^[3]

• 1 Boeing 737-300

Former

• 2 British Aerospace ATPF
• 2 Indonesian Aerospace 212-100
• 2 Shorts 330-100
• 2 Shorts 360-300

Accidents and Incidents

• On November 1982, Indonesian Aerospace 212-100 PK-DCR of Deraya Air Taxi and PT Pupuk Kaltim was damaged when it approaching Bontang. No fatalities in this accident.

References

1. News: Directory: World Airlines . . 73 . 2007-04-03.
2. Web site: .:: Directorate General of Civil Aviation :: . 2010-04-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120222144750/http://hubud.dephub.go.id/?en+news+detail+1464+8 . 2012-02-22 . dead .
3. https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Deraya-Air-Taxi Deraya Air Taxi Fleet Details and History