Indonesia Air Transport Explained

Airline:Indonesia Air Transport
Fleet Size:2
Destinations:4 scheduled
Iata:I8
Icao:IDA
Callsign:INTRA
Parent:MNC Media
Founded:1968
Headquarters:Jakarta, Indonesia
Hubs:Halim Perdanakusuma Airport
Secondary Hubs:Kalimantan
Website:http://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

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 .[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

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
IndonesiaBandungHusein Sastranegara International Airport
IndonesiaMataramSelaparang Airport
IndonesiaBaliNgurah Rai International Airport
IndonesiaJakartaHalim Perdanakusuma International Airport
IndonesiaLabuan BajoKomodo Airport
AustraliaSydneySydney Airport
AustraliaPerthPerth Airport
IndonesiaBalikpapanSultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan Airport
IndonesiaLombokLombok International Airport
IndonesiaPontianakSupadio International Airport
IndonesiaBontangPT Badak Bontang Airport
IndonesiaSurakartaAdisumarmo International Airport
IndonesiaPangkalan BunIskandar Airport
IndonesiaKetapangRahadi Oesman Airport
IndonesiaMedanKualanamu International Airport
IndonesiaSintang RegencyTebelian Airport
IndonesiaPadangMinangkabau International Airport
IndonesiaPekanbaruSultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport
IndonesiaPalembangSultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport
Indonesia Air Transport Fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotes
ATR 42-5001 -
Embraer EMB-135BJ Legacy1 -
Total 2 -

Former fleet

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
AircraftIn FleetOrdersPassengersRoutes
Dauphin AS-350BA Squirrel Helicopter206Charter operations/these aircraft are not currently registered to IAT
Dauphin SA 365 N2 Helicopter3012Charter operations
Eurocopter EC 135 P2 Helicopter1013Charter operations
Eurocopter EC 155 B1 Helicopter3013Charter operations
Eurocopter EC 155 B Helicopter1013Charter operations
Dauphin SA 365 DAU Helicopter3012Charter operations
Bell 212 (IFR) Twin Two Twelve Helicopter2012Charter operations/these aircraft are not currently registered to IAT
Aérospatiale Lama SA-315B Helicopter104 Charter operations/this aircraft is not currently registered to IAT
Dassault Falcon DA-20F109Charter
Citation 111 CE-650108Charter operations/this aircraft is not currently registered to IAT
Fokker 501058Domestic routes
Fokker F271034Domestic routes/possible charter operations, registered to IAT as PK-TSJ
ATR 42-300QC1[12] 045Domestic routes/charter operations
ATR 42-5002036Charter operations
Grumman Gulfstream I, G1591019Charter operations/this aircraft is not currently registered to IAT
Short's Skyvan SC7-24018Charter operations/these aircraft are not currently registered to IAT
2018Charter operations
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Airbus A320-20010180Domestic routesTotal310Last updated: February 2

At August 2006 the airline also operated:[13]

Expansion

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.

Notes and References

  1. News: Directory: World Airlines . . 93 . 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. http://markets.ft.com/tearsheets/businessProfile.asp?s=IATA:JKT Company description ft.com, downloaded 19.9.2010
  4. http://www.indonesia-air.com Pt Indonesia Air Transport - Services
  5. Web site: MNC Life – Struktur Kelompok Usaha . 2012-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120302190656/http://www.mnclife.com/index.php?page=About&pages=Struktur-Kelompok-Usaha . 2012-03-02 . dead .
  6. Web site: PT. Bhakti Investama, Tbk. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071006190603/http://www.bhakti-investama.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=49 . 2007-10-06 .
  7. Web site: Indonesia Air Transport Tbk (IATA:Jakarta Stock Exchange): Stock Quote & Company Profile - Businessweek . investing.businessweek.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121006123645/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=21766823 . 2012-10-06.
  8. Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One). Airliner World. October 2017. 16.
  9. http://www.iat.co.id/index.php?pid=fleet IAT The Fleet
  10. http://www.aircharterguide.com/Operator_Info/PT._INDONESIA_AIR_TRANSPORT/1664/JAKARTA/1842 Air charter guide.com
  11. http://hubud.dephub.go.id/?en+maskapai_armada+detail+48 Directorate General of Ciivil Aviation Republic of Indonesia-Aircraft registered to PT. Indonesia Air Transport
  12. Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One). Airliner World. October 2016. 16.
  13. [Flight International]
  14. Web site: November 2012, Indonesia Air Transport Beroperasi . September 20, 2012.