Gatari Air Service
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| Founded | 1983 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2017 | ||||||
Hutomo Mandala Putra | |||||||
Gatari Air Service is a charter Indonesian airline which commenced operations in 1983. It was successful during the mid- and late 1980s, but has since declined in size after repaying several debts and having several aircraft seized and the airline has been suspended since 2017.
History
Gatari was founded in 1983 with six
Because of these falling profits, Gatari diversified to include chartered flights for tourists and the wood industry throughout Indonesia, including in
In 1992 the company struck a five-year deal with the Ministry of Forestry and Plantations, maintaining twelve helicopters for the ministry, to be returned in 1999. Beginning in May 2000, the Prosecutor General's Office under
In 2002 Gatari was one of several helicopter chartering agencies available in Jakarta, charging US$2,250 per hour.[8] Its numbers have since diminished, and as of 2007 Gatari has a fleet of five, with two Indonesian pilots.[9]
Fleet
Current fleet
The Gatari Air Service fleet includes the following aircraft (as of August 2017):[10]
| Aircraft | In fleet | Orders | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATR 42-500 | 1 | ||
| Total | 1 |
Former fleet
The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft in 2016:[11]
- 1 further ATR 42-500
In 2007 the Gatari fleet included the following aircraft:[9]
| Aircraft | In fleet | Orders | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell 212 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| MBB/Kawasaki BK-117-B1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Fokker F28 Fellowship | 2 | 0 | 85 |
| Total | 5 | 0 |
References
- Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e Kusumah and Moera 1990, Jurus Gatari.
- ^ a b Suhardjo and Moera 1990, Berheli ke Pulau.
- ^ a b c d Basri 1988, Bukan Lampu Aladin.
- ^ Tempo 1991, Jet Eksekutif Gatari.
- ^ The Jakarta Post 1999, Soeharto pushes on.
- ^ The Jakarta Post 2000, Attorney General's Office.
- ^ The Jakarta Post 2000, Prosecutors seize.
- ^ Basrie 2002, Attorney General's Office.
- ^ a b Gatari Air Service 2007, Fleet.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 16.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 16.
- Bibliography
- "Attorney General's Office seizes choppers from Gatari". The Jakarta Post. 26 September 2000. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- Basri, Syafiq (30 April 1988). "Bukan Lampu Aladin" [Not Aladdin's Lamp]. Tempo (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- Basrie, K. (26 January 2002). "Escaping 'banjir' with the helimousine". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- "Fleet". Gatari Air Service. 2007. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- "Jet Eksekutif Gatari" [Gatari's Executive Jet]. Tempo (in Indonesian). 2 February 1991. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- Kusumah, Budi; Moera, Moebanoe (23 June 1990). "Jurus Gatari Mendongkrak Laba" [Gatari's Routes Increase]. Tempo (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- "Prosecutors seize three state-leased helicopters". The Jakarta Post. 12 October 2000. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- "Soeharto pushes on over 'Time' report". The Jakarta Post. 3 June 1999. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- Suhardjo; Moera, Moebanoe (2 January 1988). "Berheli ke Pulau" [Going to the Island by Helicopter]. Tempo (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
