Asian One Air Explained

Airline:	Mimika Air
Iata:	GT
Icao:	GTA
Callsign:	GTA
Founded:	1998
Bases:	Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta
Fleet Size:	3
Key People:	CEO Dolf Latumahina
Website:	https://asianoneair.id/

Asian One Air, formerly known as PT Mimika Air and GT Air (Germania Trisila Air)^{[1] [2]} is a charter airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was established in 1998 and operates charter services for Djayanti, an Indonesian forestry company. Its main base is Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta.

History

GT Air was established in 1998.^[3] Its official name is Germania Trisila Air.^[4] From November 2004^[5] to mid-2006,^[6] GT Air operated scheduled flights between Denpasar (Bali) and Lombok.

In 2006, a DHC-6 Twin Otter was chartered to transport aid workers to Aceh and North Sumatra provinces in the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.^[7] In July 2007, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation revoked the Air Operator's Certificate of Germania Trisila Air, along with another eight Indonesian airlines citing safety concern.^[8]

In 2019 the airline was rebranded as Asian One Air.

Fleet

As of August 2006, the Asian One Air fleet comprised the following aircraft:^[9]

Mimika Air fleet

Aircraft	Total
Cessna 208B	2
Cessna 208B EX	1
Total	3

Accidents and incidents

• On 23 February 2005, DHC-6 Twin Otter PK-LTY of GT Air struck a fence on landing at Enarotali Airport on a flight from Timika.^[10]
• On 12 April 2005, DHC-6 Twin Otter PK-LTZ of GT Air crashed near Enarotali while on a flight from Timika to Enarotali while on a scheduled passenger flight. The wreckage was not discovered until 17 April. All three crew and fourteen passengers were killed.^[11]
• On 17 April 2009, Mimika Air Flight 514, operated by Pilatus PC-6 PK-LTJ crashed into Mount Gergaji, Papua killing all ten people on board.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Airlines. Directorate General of Civil Aviation (Indonesia). 7 November 2009.
2. Web site: Asian One Air on ch-aviation.
3. Web site: Airlines in Indonesia . Airline Update . 4 November 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091025203619/http://www.airlineupdate.com/airlines/se_asia/indonesia.htm . October 25, 2009 .
4. Web site: Passenger carriers: Asia . Flyaow . 2 November 2009 . 27 September 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030927195908/http://flyaow.co.uk/asia.shtml . dead .
5. Web site: Lombok Network Online News - Index Page . 2009-11-09 . 2010-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100103185518/http://lombok-network.com/lombok_news/third_airline.htm . dead .
6. Web site: LOMBOK ISLAND FLIGHT SCHEDULE INDONESIA: Merpati,Lion Air,Wing Air,Silk Air, GT Air and Garuda Indonesia Airlines . 2009-11-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090610210202/http://www.lombokkomodo.com/lombok-flight-schedule.htm . 2009-06-10 .
7. Web site: Susi's tsunami army . Flight Global . 2 November 2009.
8. Web site: Indonesia cancels nine airline AOCs following safety audit . Flight Global . 7 November 2009.
9. https://www.businessairnews.com/hb_charterpage.html?recnum=142780 businessairnews.com
10. Web site: Accident description . Aviation Safety Network . 2 November 2009.
11. Web site: Accident description . Aviation Safety Network . 2 November 2009.