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New BAE-146 aircraft to Indonesia
Langkawi, Malaysia - Purchased by charter carrier PT Aviastar Mandiri
(WAPA) - BAE Systems today announced that it has sold a BAE 146 regional jetliner into Indonesia. PT Aviastar Mandiri, a certified air charter operator, has bought a BAE-146/200 which will be operated on behalf of Transnusa Air Services in a 98 seat all-economy layout. It will be based at Denpasar Airport in Bali and will operate to destinations in East Nusa Tenggara.
Indonesia is becoming a very strong market for the BAE-146 and Avro RJ family and so far this year BAE Systems has placed four aircraft into the country. There are three variants of the aircraft operating with seven carriers in Indonesia, a total of 11 aircraft so far.
Scheduled and charter passenger operations are carried out by PT Riau Airlines with two Avro RJ-100s; by Aviastar Mandiri with two BAE-146/200s; by PT Manunggal Air with two BAE-146/100s; by PT Nusantara Air Charter with its Series 200; and by PT Air Maleo with a BAE-146/100. Freighter operations are carried out by the BAE-146/200QT operated by PT Nusantara Air Charter. Finally, two Avro Business Jet variants are operated by PT Pelita Air Service (one RJ-85) and by PT Airfast Indonesia (a corporate BAE-146/100).
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Direttore Clara Moschini