Pelita Air

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Pelita Air Service
Pelita Air Service logo.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
6D PAS PELITA
Founded1963
HubsPondok Cabe Airport
Secondary hubsHalim Perdanakusuma International Airport
Fleet size6
Destinations10
HeadquartersIndonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
Websitehttp://www.pelita-air.com/

PT Pelita Air Service, usually shortened to Pelita Air, or PAS, is an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1] Its main base is Pondok Cabe Airport.[2] Pelita Air is listed in category 1 by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority for airline safety quality.[3]

History[]

Destinations[]

In 2020, Pelita Air operating cargo flights for Angkasa Pura Logistics (AP LOG). The cargo flight is operated by ATR 72-500 converted freighter.[4]

Fleet[]

Current fleet[]

The Pelita Air fleet includes the following aircraft (as of October 2021)

Pelita Air fleet
Aircraft In
service 		Orders Passengers Notes
Avro RJ85 1 — operated for the Government of Indonesia
ATR 42-500 1 — 48
ATR 72-500 4 — 66 two aircraft are converted to freighter and operating for Angkasa Pura Logtisics (AP LOG)
Airbus A320 — 12 — 12 aircraft ordered late October 2021
Total 6

Historical fleet[]

A Pelita Air Fokker F28 Fellowship in the late 1980s
A Pelita Air Fokker 100 at Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport, Pekanbaru in 2003

The airline's fleet previously included the following aircraft (as of August 2017):[5]

and before that:

Pelita Air historical fleet
Aircraft Total Passengers Notes
Bell 412[6] 3 13 Rotary wing
Bell 430[6] 3 8 Rotary wing
CASA C-212 Aviocar[6] 2 19 Fixed wing
Fokker 100[7] 2 Fixed wing
MBB Bo 105[6] 2 4 Rotary wing
Sikorsky S-76 A[6] 2 12 Rotary wing
Sikorsky S-76 C++[6] 4 12 Rotary wing
Transall C-160NG[6] 1 0 Fixed wing

Accidents and incidents[]

  • On 2 January 1990, while on the way to Palembang, a CASA 212 operated by Pelita Air experienced an engine trouble. The aircraft ditched and sank into Java sea. 7 people were killed.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Contact Us." (Archive) Pelita Air Service. "Jalan Abdul Muis No. 52 – 56 A Jakarta 10160 Indonesia"
  2. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-10. p. 62.
  3. ^ ".:: Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Udara | Kementerian Perhubungan Republik Indonesia". Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
  4. ^ "Tren Bisnis Ekspedisi Naik, APLOG Luncurkan Layanan Kargo Udara". 4 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 16.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-10-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 17.
  8. ^ "Database".

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