(02/03/3013)
Kartika Airlines once operated the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 and Boeing 737-200 to serve some domestic routes. However, the airline has long ceased operations until now and the operating license has been revoked.
Initially, Kartika Airlines plans to fly back after receiving orders Sukhoi Superjet 100. Kartika is also in the process to obtain business license and will soon take care of Flight Air Operator Certificate (AOC) which have expired after the first plane arrived.
However, the cancellation of the agreement by the Sukhoi makes the fate of Kartika Airines more unclear. Kartika has no aircraft to operate, so the opportunity to fly the airline again become very small.
http://www.indo-aviation.com/2013/03/pesanan-ssj-100-dibatalkan-oleh-sukhoi.html
New carrier Kartika Airlines claimed not to cancel the booking Sukhoi Superjet-100 is currently pending due to an accident that occurred in May last year. It is different when compared to Sky Aviation who first brought the Russian planes to Indonesia last weekend.
"Still on (running order) really. Past which had been on hold because there was an accident here," said Finance Director Kartika Airlines Andi Raharja to merdeka.com, Sunday (03/03/2013).
http://www.merdeka.com/uang/kartika-airlines-masih-proses-pemesanan-sukhoi-sj-100.html
Four new domestic carriers set to fly nation’s skies in 2013
Nurfika Osman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Headlines | Fri, November 30 2012, 11:03 AM
Four new domestic airlines are scheduled to begin commercial flights in 2013, giving travelers more alternatives when travelling to domestic and regional destinations.
The Transportation Ministry’s air transportation director, Djoko Murjatmodjo, said in Jakarta on Thursday that the new airlines were Batik Air, Nam Air,
Kartika Airlines and Jatayu Air.
“The airlines are currently processing their flight permits and AOC [Air Operator Certificates]. Batik Air is likely to be the first carrier to fly next year, because they have already obtained their flight permit,” Djoko told The Jakarta Post in Jakarta on Thursday.
Batik Air, a subsidiary of the nation’s largest low cost airline, Lion Air, obtained its flight permit in mid-September and has obtained approval to fly 66 domestic and 20 international routes.
According to Djoko, Batik Air expects to start service in May using Boeing 737-900 Extended Range (ER) aircraft.
The other airlines would begin operating in the third and fourth quarter of 2013, Djoko said. “They are still processing their flight permits, so they will need more time than Batik before starting business,” he said.
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In addition,
Kartika Airlines will operate Russian-made Sukhoi Superjet 100s and Jatayu Air plans to operate Boeing 737s. Both carriers plan to enter the full service market, too, Djoko said.
Kartika Airlines and Jatayu Air are not new players in the country’s aviation industry, having previously offered domestic services in the early 2000s before halting operations.
According to ministry spokesman Bambang S. Ervan,
Kartika started operating from Indonesia’s main gateway, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, in 2001 and
stopped service in June 2010, when its flight permit was frozen, requiring the carrier to obtain a new permit before resuming service. Meanwhile, Jatayu Air’s permit was revoked by the ministry in 2007 for failing to comply with safety regulations, he said.
Contacted separately,
Kartika Airlines’ commercial director, Aditya Wardhana, said the airline expected to take delivery of two of 30 Sukhoi Superjet 100s by May 2013.
“In the first phase, we are going to operate 10 Sukhois up to May 2014 to serve medium-haul domestic routes. We will run our operations in the east,” Aditya told the Post over the telephone.
Aditya said that the jets would operate from the airline’s hubs in Makassar, South Sulawesi, and Surabaya, East Java.
Meanwhile, Sky Aviation is expected to immediately put its aircraft into operation.
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http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/...tic-carriers-set-fly-nation-s-skies-2013.html