Sriwijaya Air

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Sriwijaya Air
IATA
SJ		 ICAO
SJY		 Callsign
SRIWIJAYA
Founded 2003
Hubs Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)
Fleet size 38 (+20 on orders)
Destinations 38
Company slogan Your Flying Partner
Headquarters Central Jakarta, Jakarta
Website sriwijayaair.co.id
Sriwijaya Boeing 737-200 at Supadio Airport, Pontianak
Sriwijaya Boeing 737-800 at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta

Sriwijaya Air is an airline based in Jakarta with headquarters in Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia.[1] It offers domestic flights to major cities in Indonesia and limited International destinations. Sriwijaya Air is listed in category 1 by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority for airline safety quality.[2]

History

The airline was founded by Chandra Lie, Lie Hendri, Andi Halim and Fandy Lingga and named after the historical Srivijaya empire.

On 28 April 2003 SIUP PT.Sriwijaya Air was validated and by October 28, 2003 the AOC (Air Operations Certificate) for Sriwijaya Air was issued by Dephub.

Sriwijaya Air commenced operations on 10 November 2003, with initial operations between Jakarta and Pangkal Pinang. Then new routes such as Jakarta-Pontianak and Jakarta-Palembang was added. In their first year, Sriwijaya Air experienced rapid growth. As of June 2009, Sriwijaya Air operated 23 aircraft, serving more than 33 domestic routes and 2 regional routes.

In 2007, Sriwijaya Air received the Boeing International Award for Safety and Maintenance of aircraft. It was awarded after passing the inspection carried out in a few months. In the same year Sriwijaya Air received Aviation Customer Partnership Award from Pertamina because the airlines had assessed the accuracy of petroleum payment. In 2008 Sriwijaya Air was awarded an award by Markplus & Co.. This award is a public appreciation of the services provided by Sriwijaya Air. Aircraft Maintenance are done by PT. ANI (Aero Nusantara Indonesia).

At the Paris Air Show 2011, Sriwijaya Air announced that they agreed to buy 20 Embraer 190 jets, with purchasing rights for 10 more.[3]

Sriwijaya Air has purchased (12-year lease agreements to purchase) 12 second-hand Boeing 737-500 with total value $84 million to replacing its aging Boeing 737-200 aircraft. The delivery has been done since April 2011 up to December 2011.[4]

Full Service Airline

Today, Sriwijaya Air is categorized as a Medium Service Airline which serves only light snacks. Sriwijaya Air is planning to expand into full-service flights in 2013 which should have at least 31 airplanes with business class seats and meals for passengers.[5]

Destinations

Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-200 Take Off At Achmad Yani International Airport

Most of Sriwijaya Air's destinations are domestic/regional within Indonesia. It currently serves two International destinations regionally within South-East Asia. It has been speculated recently that Sriwijaya Air will likely expand its International destinations to include China, Macau, Taiwan and Australia after it acquires more Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

 Indonesia
 Malaysia
 Timor Leste
 China

Fleet

As of December 2013, the Sriwijaya Air fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 24,4 years:[6]

Sriwijaya Air fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
Business Economy Total
Boeing 737-300 12 0
8 126 134 9 in old livery
Boeing 737-400 5 0
8 138 146 4 in old Livery
Boeing 737-500 17 8 106 114
Boeing 737-800 6 26 8 168 176 Entry into Service: May and July 2012 through to 2016.
Total 40 18

All aircraft to be reconfigured, and to have 8 business class seats until 2013. All the aircraft the airline receives will be configured likewise.[7] Currently 737-800 and 737-500 deliveries are all fitted with Business Class. All new Boeing 737-500 aircraft are fitted with winglets.

Accidents and incidents

On 27 August 2008 a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-200 (PK-CJG, c/n 23320) operating as flight SJ290 overran the runway at Jambi, Sumatra. There were eleven injuries and no fatalities. The injured include a farmer and his family who were hit by the plane.[8][9]

On 20 December 2011, a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-300 (The involved aircraft is PK-CKM, c/n 28333,not PK-CKN (737-400,c/n 26281)) encountered windshear on final approach and after touchdown veered off the runway while landing at Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The aircraft managed to touch down, but could not stop in time. The aircraft came to a stop 25 meters past the runway end. The right main landing gear and nose gear collapsed. The right engine and wing were substantially damaged. There were no fatalities and two passengers received minor injuries during the evacuation. The aircraft has since been scrapped.

On 1 June 2012, a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-400 (PK-CJV, c/n 24689), operating domestic flight SJ188 from Jakarta, Indonesia to Pontianak (Borneo) veered off runway 15 during landing at Pontianak in heavy rainstom. The aircraft, after aquaplaning on the drenched runway, came to stop left of the tarmac on soft ground on its belly (the nose gear collapsed and the main landing gear sank into the soft soil) and received substantial damage. No injuries occurred, the airport was temporarily closed as its single runway was blocked by the accident. On 2 June the aircraft was removed from the runway by the use of heavy cranes and the airport reopened for normal traffic.[10]

On 13 October 2012, a Sriwijaya flight from Medan, North Sumatra to Minangkabau International Airport, Padang, West Sumatra accidentally landed at Tabing Air Force Base, some 7 miles (12 km.) away. None of the 96 passengers and 4 crew were harmed. The pilot and co-pilot were suspended and subsequently questioned by the NTSC [11][12]

Nam Air

Nam Air is a subsidiary company of Sriwijaya Air serves as medium services carrier with feeders function with 120 seats configuration on its new boeing 737-500 (8 business class and 112 economy class) and will serves Jakarta-Sorong, Jakarta-Kupang, Jakarta-Pangkalpinang, Jakarta-Pontianak, Surabaya-Luwuk, Surabaya-Pangkalan Bun, Surabaya-Biak, Surabaya-Denpasar, Denpasar-Waingapu, Denpasar-Maumere dan Denpasar-Kupang with 4 Boeing 737-500 winglet for the beginning, AOC 121 application is still in the progress.[13] The parent company of NAM air, Sriwijaya Air has announced to purchase 100 Regio prop R-80 aircraft for its future fleet with 50 firm orders and the other 50 is an option.[14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Head Office Sriwijaya Air." Sriwijaya Air. Retrieved on June 24, 2009.
  2. ↑ http://hubud.dephub.go.id/?en+news+detail+1464+8
  3. ↑ "Sriwijaya plane order of Embraer 190 jets.". 
  4. ↑ "Sriwijaya Lease Agreement for Boeing jets.". November 11, 2011. 
  5. ↑ "Sriwijaya looks to full service expansion in 2013". October 12, 2011. 
  6. ↑ "Sriwijaya Air fleet list". CH-Aviation. 
  7. ↑ Fligtglobal, Jan. 04, 2012, Sriwijaya Air to expand its services and become a full-service airline.
  8. ↑ "Sriwijaya Air Slips". August 28, 2008. 
  9. ↑ "Accident: Sriwijaya Air B732 at Jambi on Aug 27th 2008, runway overrun". Aug 29, 2008. 
  10. ↑ "Accident: Sriwijaya B734 at Pontianak on Jun 1st 2012, runway excursion". June 5, 2012. 
  11. ↑ "Indonesia plane lands at Tabing not Padang". Oct 15, 2012. 
  12. ↑ "SRIWIJAYA AIR NYASAR : KNKT Periksa Percakapan Pilot" (in Indonesian). Solo Pos. 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-19. 
  13. ↑ "Sriwijaya air resmi luncurkan NAM air". September 26, 2013. 
  14. ↑ "Nam Air akan gunakan 100 pesawat buatan Habibie". September 26, 2013. 

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