Pelita Air Service

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Pelita Air Service is an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It operates on behalf of the state oil company Pertamina and provides flight operations, executive transport, charters, oil and gas support operations and general aviation services ^[1].

Contents 1 Code Data 2 History 3 Destinations 4 Fleet 5 External links 6 References

[edit] Code Data

• IATA Code: 6D
• ICAO Code: PAS
• Callsign: PELITA ^[2]

[edit] History

The airline was established in 1963 and started operations on 24 January 1970. It has been run as a standalone subsidiary since 1981. Pelita Air Service is owned by Pertamina (90%) and Patra Jara (10%) ^[1].

[edit] Destinations

As of January 2005 Pelita Air Service operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations ^[1] : Denpasar, Ende, Gorontalo, Bandung, Bima, Jakarta, Kendari, Kupang, Labuan, Manokwari, Maumere, Sorong, Surabaya, Tarakan, Ternate, Makassar, Waingapu and Yogyakarta.

[edit] Fleet

As of August 2006 the Pelita Air Service fleet includes ^[3] :

• 1 Avro RJ85 (Domestic Presidential Flight, chartered by the Government of Indonesia)
• 1 De Havilland Canada Dash 7
• 5 De Havilland Canada Dash 7C
• 3 Fokker F28 Mk4000
• 2 Fokker 100
• 8 Indonesian Aerospace 212-200

[edit] External links

• Pelita Air

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Flight International 12-18 April 2005
2. ^ Airline Codes November 2006
3. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006