Asian One Air

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Asian One Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
GT GTA GTA
Founded1998
Operating basesHalim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta
Fleet size3
Key peopleCEO Dolf Latumahina
Websitehttps://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 , an Indonesian forestry company. Its main base is Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta.

A GT Air Fokker F-27-500 Friendship.

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.[2]

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 , Papua killing all ten people on board.

References[]

  1. ^ "Airlines". Directorate General of Civil Aviation (Indonesia). Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  2. ^ a b https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/A1A
  3. ^ "Airlines in Indonesia". Airline Update. Archived from the original on October 25, 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Passenger carriers: Asia". Flyaow. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
  5. ^ http://www.lombok-network.com/lombok_news/third_airline.htm
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-10. Retrieved 2009-11-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Susi's tsunami army". Flight Global. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
  8. ^ "Indonesia cancels nine airline AOCs following safety audit". Flight Global. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  9. ^ https://www.businessairnews.com/hb_charterpage.html?recnum=142780 businessairnews.com
  10. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
  11. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2 November 2009.

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