(Above: Railway over Bukit Tinggi, Sumatra.) Work on a $1.28 billion railway project in South Sumatra involving state-owned coal miner PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam, Indonesia’s Transpacific Group and Chinese partner may finally start in October 2009. If it proceeds, the project will mark the first time a private investor will own a controlling stake in a [...]
Susi Air shows off new Avanti By Alan Peaford Indonesia’s largest private operator Susi Air has been on display at the static park this week, showing off the latest aircraft in its fleet – the Piaggio Avanti II. Susi Air operates from four main bases across the Indonesian archipelago. The airline and charter operator was established in [...]
Mandala Airlines has passed the 40-year mark for serving air transportation in Indonesia. Now, aided by its new fleet of Airbus A320 and Airbus 319, the carrier will further expand its wings as a modern-generation airline, with its chief focus being customer service. With as many as 30 additional aircraft expected by 2014, Mandala’s intention [...]
“This year’s most improved airport on the top ten, Soekarno-Hatta, jumped from last year’s sixth slot thanks to impressive 84.2% on-time arrivals and 89.2% on-time departures. An estimated 32 million passengers passed through this busy hub in 2008, but airport officials want more. Construction on a third terminal is underway. Once completed, CGK will be [...]
Indonesia’s plan to build the world’s longest suspension bridge to connect Java and Sumatra moved a step closer to completion when a study was presented to the central government. Completion of the “pre-feasibility” study for the planned 32-kilometer bridge, with an estimated price tag of $10.07 billion, came almost two years after it was commissioned. The [...]
While most Asian carriers are reducing capacity in the face of the downturn, Garuda Indonesia has been expanding and posting profits. Garuda made a net profit of 669 billion rupiah ($67 million) last year and for the first half of this year the numbers are higher. This profitability to the Indonesian economy which, unlike many other [...]
Several months ago, GNFI wrote about Indonesia’s Kartika Airlines order of 15 units of Superjet 100, a highly-praised Russian commercial jet which amazed thousands of visitors at Le Bourget Airshow in France. Kartika Airlines has tentatively agreed to become the Asian launch customer for the Superjet 100, with a potential order for up to 30 [...]
Garuda Indonesia airline has unveiled a new corporate identity and logo. In a branding initiative developed by brand consultancy Landor Associates, the theme revolves around on the idea of ‘Nature’s Wing’. The airline’s outdated logo has been replaced with a more modern one, refining its bird symbol. The accompanying visual system has been refreshed and is [...]
Garuda Indonesia, the Indonesia’s flagship carrier, unveils today at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport concrete evidence of a meticulous major revitalisation programme. Even the country’s president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who has been dealing with the unexpected terrorist attack to two of Jakarta’s major hotels, is coming to see the new-look Garuda at ceremonies that kick off at [...]
I have been posting many articles about Indonesian airlines like Garuda Indonesia, Mandala, Batavia Air, Lion Air, Kartika Air, but never this die-hard Merpati Airlines. I will post more about this in GNFI next entries (pealse remind me and stay tune). - Well, Merpati Airlines, a state-owned airline, is mostly operating in the eastern part of Indonesia. [...]
