Airfast Indonesia is an air carrier based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It specialises in contract operations, aviation management services and charter passenger and cargo services to the oil, mining and construction industries in Indonesia and other countries in the area. It is also involved in aerial mapping, survey flights, heli-logging and medical evacuation services. Its main base is Soekarno-Hatta International Airport

Soekarno-Hatta International Airport

Soekarno–Hatta International Airport , popularly abbreviated SHIA or Soetta is the main airport serving the greater Jakarta area on the island of Java, Indonesia. The airport is named after the first President of Indonesia, Soekarno, and the first vice-president, Mohammad Hatta. The airport is...

, Jakarta. Airfast Indonesia is listed in Category 1 by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority

Civil Aviation Authority

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 for airline safety quality. Airfast Indonesia is one of four airlines now allowed to fly into Europe.

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1971. It was established to provide helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft to the oil exploration industry in Indonesia, initially as an Australian-Indonesian joint venture, but evolved into a fully Indonesian-owned and operated company in 1982. It was owned by Frank Reuneker (53%) and other shareholders (47%). Frank Reuneker died on 22 February 2008 from cancer and was succeeded by his wife Irma Reuneker as President Director.

Services

• Helicopter services include onshore and offshore passenger transport, medical evacuation flights, internal and external load transport, drilling rig moves, construction support and aerial survey work.
• Fixed-wing services include passenger and cargo charters, medical evacuation flights, non-scheduled airline operations and aerial survey work.

Fleet

The Airfast Indonesia fleet includes the following aircraft (at June 2010):

• 1 Boeing 737-200
• 2 McDonnell Douglas MD-82
• 1 Embraer ERJ 135 Legacy
  Embraer ERJ 145 family
  The Embraer ERJ 145 family is a series of regional jets produced by Embraer, a Brazilian aerospace company. Family members include the ERJ 135 , ERJ 140 , and ERJ 145 , as well as the Legacy business jet and the R-99 family of military aircraft. The ERJ 145 is the largest of the group...
  
  

Previously operated

• At August 2006:
  • 1 BAe 748 Series 2A
    Avro 748
    The Hawker Siddeley HS 748 is a medium-sized turboprop airliner originally designed by the British firm Avro in the late 1950s as a replacement for the now-aged DC-3s then in widespread service as feederliners. Avro concentrated on performance, notably for STOL operations, and found a dedicated...
    
    

• As of January 2005 :
  • 4 Bell 412
    Bell 412
    The Bell 412 is a utility helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter. It is a development of the Bell 212 model, the major difference being the composite four-blade main rotor.-Design and development:...
    
    
  • 1 Bell 212
  • 2 Bell 204
    Bell 204/205
    The Bell 204 and 205 are the civil versions of the ubiquitous UH-1 Iroquois single-engine military helicopters. They are type-certificated in the transport category and are used in a wide variety of applications, including crop dusting, cargo lifting, and one of its most common uses, aerial...
    
    
  • 2 MD-902
    MD Helicopters MD Explorer
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Accidents and incidents

• On 28 April 1981, Douglas C-47A PK-OBK crashed on approach to Simpang Tiga Airport, Pekanbaru
  Pekanbaru
  Pekanbaru is the capital of Riau, a province in Indonesia on the island of Sumatra. It has an area of 632.26 km² and a population of 903,902. Located on the Siak River, which drains to the Strait of Malacca...
  
  , whilst on a non-scheduled passenger flight. Nine of the 17 people on board were killed.
• On 15 August 1984, Douglas C-47A PK-OBC crashed into a mountain near Wamena
  Wamena
  Wamena is the capital town of the Jayawijaya Regency of Indonesia. It is the largest town in Indonesian Papua's highlands, in the Baliem Valley and has a population of around 10,000 . Wamena is the urban centre of a rural area housing West Papua's highest concentration of population, with over 300...
  
  . Two of the three people on board were killed.