Dirgantara Air Service

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Dirgantara Air Service is an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It operates scheduled domestic services, as well as charters and aerial work. Its main bases are Syamsudin Noor Airport (BDJ), Banjarmasin and Supadio Airport (PNK), Pontianak, with hubs at Samarinda Airport (SRI) and Tarakan Airport (TRK).

Contents 1 Code Data 2 History 3 Services 4 Fleet 5 References

[edit] Code Data

• IATA Code: AW
• ICAO Code: DIR
• Callsign: DIRGANTARA ^[1]

[edit] History

The airline was established and started operations in 1971. The airline is currently grounded due to safety concerns. ^[2]

[edit] Services

Dirgantara Air Service operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at January 2005): Balikpapan, Banjarmasin, Berau, Datadawai, Ketapang, Long Apung, Long Bawan, Nunukan, Pangkalanbun, Pontianak, Putussibau, Samarinda, Sampit, Sintang, Tanjung, Tanjung Selor and Tarakan.

[edit] Fleet

The Dirgantara Air Service fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2006) ^[3] :

• 1 ATR 42-300
• 2 Indonesian Aerospace NC-212-100
• 6 Indonesian Aerospace NC-212-200

As of January 2005:

• 6 Britten-Norman BN2A Islander
• 2 Britten-Norman BN2B-20 Islander

[edit] References

1. ^ Airline Codes
2. ^ All 54 Indonesian airlines told to raise safety standards - The Brunei Times - Obtained March 24, 2007.
3. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006