Dirgantara Air Service

Dirgantara Air Service

IATA ICAO Callsign AW DIR DIRGANTARA
Founded	1971
Ceased operations	2009
Hubs	Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport Samarinda Airport
Fleet size	15 (at closure)
Headquarters	Jakarta, Indonesia

Dirgantara Air Service was an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It operated scheduled domestic services, as well as charters and aerial work. Its main bases were Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, Jakarta, Samarinda Airport, Syamsudin Noor Airport, Banjarmasin and Supadio Airport, Pontianak. Dirgantara Air Service is not listed in any category by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority for airline safety quality.

Since 2008, Dirgantara Air Service operation licence is revoked and on March 5, 2013 Central Jakarta Commercial Court declared the company in Bankcruptcy.

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1971. It was owned by UDI Upaya Foundation (40%), its employees (30%) and others (40%). At March 2007, it had 232 employees.

In March 2007 Dirgantara Air Service was rated as "holding potential for threatening safety of aviation" by a survey of the Indonesian Transport Ministry, forcing the airline to ground three of its aircraft. Other reports state that Dirgantara Air Service has been grounded.

In 2009, Dirgantara Air Service was discontinued.

Destinations

Dirgantara Air Service operated scheduled services to the following domestic destinations in January 2005: Balikpapan, Banjarmasin, Berau, Datadawai, Ketapang, Long Apung, Long Bawan, Nunukan, Pangkalan Bun, Pontianak, Putussibau, Samarinda (Temindung Airport^[Hub]), Sampit, Sintang, Tanjung, Tanjung Selor and Tarakan.

Fleet

Upon closure, the Dirgantara Air Service fleet included the following aircraft:

• 2 ATR 42-300

Further aircraft included:

• 6 Britten-Norman BN2A Islander
• 2 Indonesian Aerospace 212-100
• 6 Indonesian Aerospace 212-200