Manunggal Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
- MNS MANUNGGAL
Founded1997
Ceased operations2015
HubsHalim Perdanakusuma Airport
Fleet size1
Destinations8
HeadquartersJakarta, Indonesia
Websitehttp://manunggal-air.com/

Manunggal Air Services was an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It operated charter passenger and cargo services within Indonesia and neighbouring regions. Its main base was Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta.[1]

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1997.[1]

In March 2007 the Indonesian transport ministry, under huge political pressure to improve air safety in Indonesia, warned it would close seven airlines unless they improved training and maintenance within the following three months. The ministry developed a formula for ranking the airlines in three bands. Those in the third (least safe) band are: Adam Air, Batavia Air, Jatayu Airlines, Kartika Airlines, Manunggal Air Services, Transwisata Prima Aviation and Tri-MG Intra Asia Airlines.[2]

Destinations

Before its closing, the airline offered the following destinations:

Fleet

The Manunggal Air Service fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[3]

Manunggal Air Service Fleet
Aircraft In
Service		 Orders Passengers Notes
British Aerospace 146-100 1 —
Total 1

The airline previously operated the following aircraft (as of June 2012):[4]

Incidents and accidents

  • On 11 June 1999, 5 minutes after take off the ATC lost contact with a Kamov helicopter. Two hours later the helicopter was reported missing and ATC started searching. The helicopter was found crashed inland of Irian Jaya. One person was killed and five people were injured.
  • On 15 June 2001 a Transall C-160NG (registered PK-VTP) was heavily damaged after landing at Jayapura-Sentani Airport [5]
  • On 6 March 2008 their other Transall C-160NG (registered PK-VTQ) was destroyed on landing. All the plane's occupants survived.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-10. p. 47.
  2. ↑ "Indonesia gives carriers ultimatum". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 13.
  3. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 16.
  4. ↑ rzjets
  5. ↑ - Aviation Safety Network
  6. ↑ Aviation Safety incident entry - Aviation Safety Network


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