Pelita Air

PT Pelita Air Service, usually shortened to Pelita Air, or PAS, is an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1] It operates on behalf of the state oil company Pertamina and provides executive transport, charters, oil and gas support operations and general Aviation Services. Its main base is Pondok Cabe Airport.[2] Pelita Air is listed in category 1 by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority for airline safety quality.[3]

Pelita Air Service
IATA ICAO Callsign
6D PAS PELITA
Founded1963
HubsPondok Cabe Airport
Secondary hubsHalim Perdanakusuma International Airport
Fleet size6
Destinations10
Headquarters Jakarta, Indonesia
Websitehttp://www.pelita-air.com/

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 is owned by Pertamina (90%) and Patra Jasa (10%).[2]

Destinations

In 2020, Pelita Air operating cargo flights for Angkasa Pura Logistics (AP LOG). The cargo flight is operated by ATR 72-500 converted freighter.[4]

Fleet

Current fleet

The Pelita Air fleet includes the following aircraft (as of August 2019):[5]

Pelita Air fleet
Aircraft In
service		 Orders Passengers Notes
Avro RJ85 1 — operated for the Government of Indonesia
ATR 42-500 1 — 48
ATR 72-500 4 — 66 two aircraft are converted to freighter and operating for Angkasa Pura Logtisics (AP LOG)
Total 6

Historical fleet
A Pelita Air Fokker F28 Fellowship in the late 1980s
A Pelita Air Fokker 100 at Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport, Pekanbaru in 2003

The airline's fleet previously included the following aircraft (as of August 2017):[6]

and before that:

Pelita Air historical fleet
Aircraft Total Passengers Notes
Bell 412[7] 3 13 Rotary wing
Bell 430[7] 3 8 Rotary wing
CASA C-212 Aviocar[7] 2 19 Fixed wing
Fokker 100[8] 2 Fixed wing
MBB Bo 105[7] 2 4 Rotary wing
Sikorsky S-76 A[7] 2 12 Rotary wing
Sikorsky S-76 C++[7] 4 12 Rotary wing
Transall C-160NG[7] 1 0 Fixed wing

Accidents and incidents
  • On 2 January 1990, while on the way to Palembang, a CASA 212 operated by Pelita Air experienced an engine trouble. The aircraft ditched and sank into Java sea. 7 people were killed.[9]

References
  1. "Contact Us." (Archive) Pelita Air Service. "Jalan Abdul Muis No. 52 – 56 A Jakarta 10160 Indonesia"
  2. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-10. p. 62.
  3. ".:: Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Udara | Kementerian Perhubungan Republik Indonesia". Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
  4. https://indoaviation.asia/tren-bisnis-ekspedisi-naik-aplog-luncurkan-layanan-kargo-udara/
  5. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 16.
  6. "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 16.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-10-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 17.
  9. "Database".
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