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.
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| Founded | 1998 | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Key people | CEO Dolf Latumahina | ||||||
| Website | https://asianoneair.id/ | ||||||
History
editGT 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 concerns.[8]
In 2019 the airline was rebranded as Asian One Air.[2]
Fleet
editAs of August 2006, the Asian One Air fleet comprised the following aircraft:[9]
| Aircraft | Total |
|---|---|
| Cessna 208B | 2 |
| Cessna 208B EX | 1 |
| Total | 3 |
Accidents and incidents
edit- 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 scheduled passenger flight from Timika to Enarotali. 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.
References
edit- ^ "Airlines". Directorate General of Civil Aviation (Indonesia). Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Asian One Air on ch-aviation".
- ^ "Airlines in Indonesia". Airline Update. Archived from the original on October 25, 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ "Passenger carriers: Asia". Flyaow. Archived from the original on 27 September 2003. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
- ^ "Lombok Network Online News - Index Page". Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
- ^ "LOMBOK ISLAND FLIGHT SCHEDULE INDONESIA: Merpati,Lion Air,Wing Air,Silk Air, GT Air and Garuda Indonesia Airlines". Archived from the original on 2009-06-10. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
- ^ "Susi's tsunami army". Flight Global. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
- ^ "Indonesia cancels nine airline AOCs following safety audit". Flight Global. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ^ https://www.businessairnews.com/hb_charterpage.html?recnum=142780 businessairnews.com
- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
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