Trigana Air Service
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| Founded | 1991 | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Soekarno-Hatta International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 15 | ||||||
| Destinations | 21 | ||||||
| Company slogan | We Serve you Here, There, and Everywhere | ||||||
| Headquarters | Jakarta, Indonesia | ||||||
| Key people | Capt. Rubijanto Adisarwono (President Director) | ||||||
| Website | www.trigana-air.com | ||||||
Trigana Air Service is an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1]
History
The company commenced operations in early 1991 with two Beechcraft B200C King Air fixed-wing aircraft, and by the end of that year had added two licence-built Bell 412SP helicopters. They also operate 2 ATR aircraft for Hainan Airlines from Sanya to Haikou and Hanoi. [2]
Destinations
Trigana Air Service flies to 21 destinations throughout Indonesia.[3]
- Ambon - Pattimura Airport
- Balikpapan - Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Airport
- Banjarmasin - Syamsudin Noor Airport
- Berau - Berau Airport
- Dobo - Dobo Airport
- Illaga - Illaga Airport
- Jakarta - Soekarno-Hatta International Airport Base
- Jayapura - Sentani Airport
- Ketapang - Rahadi Osman Airport
- Maumere - Maumere Airport
- Oksibil - Oksibil Airport
- Pangkalan Bun - Iskandar Airport
- Pontianak - Supadio International Airport
- Saumlaki - Saumlaki Airport
- Sampit - Hasan Airport
- Semarang - Achmad Yani International Airport
- Solo - Adisumarmo International Airport
- Surabaya - Juanda International Airport
- Timika - Mozes Kilangin Airport
- Wamena - Wamena Airport
- Yahukimo - Dekai Airport
Fleet
A Trigana Air ATR 42 at Labuan Bajo Airport, Indonesia. (2008) This aircraft crashed on 16 August 2015.
As of August 2015 the Trigana Air Service fleet consists of the following aircraft:[4]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers |
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| ATR 42-300 | 6[5] | 0 | 50 |
| ATR 72-200 | 3 | 0 | 72 |
| Boeing 737-400 | 1 | 0 | 168 |
| Boeing 737-200 | 3 | 0 | 114 |
| Boeing 737-300F | 2 | 0 | Full cargo version |
| Total | 15 | 0 |
EU aviation blacklist
Main article: List of air carriers banned in the European Union
Trigana Air Service is currently banned from operating in European Union airspace. The ban was imposed on all Indonesian airlines (by now several have been exempted) by the European Commission in 2007 in consultation with member states' aviation authorities.[6][7]
Accidents and incidents
Aircraft operated by Trigana Air have been involved in 14 serious incidents, 10 of which resulted in hull loss.[8]
- On 25 May 2002, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter registered PK-YPZ crashed in heavy rain whilst carrying supplies for the local town. All four passengers and both crew members lost their lives.[9]
- On 11 February 2010, Trigana Air Service Flight 162, operated by an ATR 42-300 registered PK-YRP, force landed in a paddy field near Balikpapan after both engines failed in-flight. All 52 passengers and crew on board survived.[10]
- On 8 April 2012, a DHC-6 Twin Otter carrying eight passengers and crew had several shots fired at it whilst landing at Mulia Airport in Papua province on a flight from Nabire. Both pilots received injuries which led them to lose control of the aircraft, which veered into an airport building.[11] Of the eight passengers and crew aboard one was killed and four were injured.[12]
- On 16 August 2015, Trigana Air Service Flight 257, operated by an ATR 42-300 registered PK-YRN, lost contact just before 3pm local time after taking off from Sentani airport in Papua's capital Jayapura on a flight to Oksibil. Its wreckage was found by villagers in the Bintang highlands region of Oksibil.[13] All 49 passengers and 5 crew members were killed in the accident.[14][15]
References
- ↑ "Contact." Trigana Air Service. Retrieved on 29 June 2010. "Head Office Komplek Puri Sentra Niaga Jl. Wiraloka Blok D 68-69-70. Kalimalang. Jakarta 13620. INDONESIA"
- ↑ Trigana History. Retrieved: 11 November 2008
- ↑ Trigana Air Service Flight Schedule. Retrieved: 11 November 2008.
- ↑ Trigana Air Service Fleet. Retrieved: August 17, 2015.
- ↑ Trigana Air Service Flight 267 Crash. Retrieved: August 17, 2015.
- ↑ http://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/air/safety/air-ban/index_en.htm
- ↑ http://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/air/safety/air-ban/doc/list_en.pdf
- ↑ "Trigana Air Service accidents". aviation-safety.net. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ↑ Trigana Air Service Flight 2002
- ↑ Accident description for ATR 42-300 registration PK-YRP at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 18 August 2010.
- ↑ Gunmen open fire on plane in Papua, kill one, injure four
- ↑ Police Identify Shooter of Indonesia Trigana
- ↑ "Villagers find wreckage of Indonesian plane in Papua".
- ↑ "Villagers find wreckage of Indonesian plane in Papua". Al Jazeera English Online. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ↑ "Aircraft accident description for ATR 42-300 PK-YRN between Jayapura and Oksibil". aviation-safety.net. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
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