Pelita Air

PT Pelita Air Service, usually shortened to Pelita Air, or PAS, is a domestic[lower-alpha 1] airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia.[2] Its main base is Pondok Cabe Airport.[3] Pelita Air is listed in category 1 by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority for airline safety quality.[4]

Pelita Air Service
IATA ICAO Callsign
6D PAS PELITA
Founded1963 (1963) (as Pertamina Air Service)
Commenced operations
  • 24 January 1970 (1970-01-24) (as Pelita Air Service)
HubsPondok Cabe Airport
Secondary hubsHalim Perdanakusuma International Airport
Fleet size33
Destinations10
Parent companyPT Pertamina (Persero)
HeadquartersJakarta, Indonesia
Websitehttp://www.pelita-air.com/

History

This company started its history in 1963 when Pertamina established an air transportation service division which was named Pertamina Air Service to support employee mobility. On January 24, 1970, the division was officially separated into a separate company under the name "PT Pelita Air Service". The company also provides air transportation services for the oil and gas industry in Indonesia on a rental system. On On November 24, 1987, the company established PT Indopelita Aircraft Services (IAS) to provide maintenance services for rotating components, such as turbines, compressors and pumps, as well as general and field mechanical services. IAS also offers a digital control system to monitor equipment performance. In 2000, this company had provided scheduled flight services under the name "Pelita AirVenture", but then closed in 2005, due to the tough competition in the scheduled aviation sector. In 2016, this company started to provide transportation services fuel oil. In the same year, the company formed an Airport Strategic Business Unit (SBU) in charge of managing Pertamina's airports. In 2019, SBU Airport started managing three airports owned by Pertamina, namely Pondok Cabe Airport, Pinang Kampai Airport, and Warukin Airport. In 2020, the company started to provide general cargo transportation services.[5][6]

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.[7]

Fleet

Current fleet

The Pelita Air fleet includes the following aircraft (as of April 2022)

Pelita Air Current Fleet
Aircraft In
service		 Orders Passengers Notes
Avro RJ85 1 — Leased to the Indonesian Goverment for the Vice President, used for VVIP flights
ATR 42-500 1 — 48
ATR 72-500 5 — 66 two aircraft are converted to freighter and operating for Angkasa Pura Logtisics (AP LOG)
Airbus A320 2 23 180 12 aircraft ordered in late October 2021, the first 2 delivered in April 2022
Airbus A220 — 30 TBA being studied
Airbus A330 — 6 — Under review for Hajj flights
AirTractor AT-802 4 — —
Bell 412 3 — 13
Bell 430 3 — 8
CASA C-212 Aviocar 3 — 19
MBB Bo 105 2 — 4
Sikorsky S-76 C++ 6 — 12
Sikorsky S-76A 2 — 12
Sikorsky S-76C-2 1 — 12
Total 33 29

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):[8]

and before that: [9]

Pelita Air Historical Fleet
Aircraft Total Passengers Notes
Aérospatiale SA300J Puma[10] 1 16 Registered as PK-PEN
Aérospatiale SA330F[10] 1 16 Registered as PK-PDW
BAC One-Eleven[10] 2 89
BAe 146-200[11] 1 - The only BAe 146-200 in the fleet
Bell 212[12] 1 15 The only Bell 212, Registered as PK-PDZ
Bell 412[13] 1 13 Rotary wing
Boeing 707-3M1C 1 VVIP Registered as PK-PJQ, was used by Sempati Air in Aug 1977, transferred to the Indonesian Government in July 1979, and then to the Indonesian Air Force as A-7002 in Nov 1982. After a lease back to Pelita in 1985, the aircraft was leased to Garuda Indonesia in 1989 as PK-GAU [14]
CASA C-212 Aviocar[13] 11 19 PK-PCL crashed in Mount Lokon [15], PK-PCM crashed while En Route between Palembang & Jakarta [16], and PK-PCX crashed in Mount Cemonyet while flying in bad weather [17]
De Havilland Dash 7 6 50
De Havilland DHC-3 Otter ? - Unidentified numbers of aircraft in the fleet, Two aircraft registered as PK-PHA & PK-PHB crashed in 1965.
Fokker 100[18] 6 — F100s were used for passenger flights, all of the F100s are (Presumably) scrapped.
Fokker 70[19] 1 — The only Fokker 70 in the fleet
Fokker 50[10] 3 — F50s were used for passenger flights
Fokker 28-4000[10] 5 — PK-PJK had an APU Fire after landing in Jalaluddin Airport, Gorontalo. Aircraft damage was minor & the aircraft was able to be repaired [20]
Fokker 28-1000[10] 4 —
Fokker F27 Friendship 6 — back then, F27s were used to transport Cargo & Employees. One crashed as PK-PFB, another crashed as PK-PFC in Misool Island due to fuel shortage [21] & one being registered as PK-CFD (Operated by PT. Caltex Pacific Indonesia)
Grumman G-111 Albatross 3 — only 3 G-111s were in the fleet, PK-VAA crashed landed near Seletar [22] (Registration PK-PAM that was formerly used to one of the G-111 was re-used for the ATR 72-500)
Gulfstream II 2 — Both registered as PK-PJG & PK-PJZ
Gulfstream III 1 — Only 1 aircraft in the fleet, Registered as PK-PJA
Hawker Siddeley 125-600B[10] 2 — Both registered as PK-PJD & PK-PJE
Hawker Siddeley 125-3B/RA 1 — Only one in the fleet, Registered as PK-PJR
IPTN NAS 332C Super Puma[10] 2 24 (?) Both registered as PK-PUG & PK-PUH
King Air 350[23] 1 — The only King Air 350 in the fleet, Registered as PK-RJR
L-1329 JetStar 731 1 — The only Jestar 731 in the fleet, Registered as PK-PJH
Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules[24] 5 Cargo L-100s used for Transmigration & Cargo services, one crashed in Hong Kong as PK-PLV [25], one crash landed in Jayapura as PK-PLU [26], and one with an unidenfitied registration overran in South Sudan [27]
MBB Bo 105[13] 4 4 Rotary wing
NAMC YS-11 2 64 one of the few NAMC YS-11 operators in Indonesia, both aircraft being registered as PK-PYV & PK-PYW [28]
Shorts S.7 Skyvan 3 3 19 Only 3 in the fleet, Registered as PK-PSC, PK-PSF, and PK-PSG
Transall C-160NG[13] 5 Cargo Two was later used by Manunggal Air & was written off due to an accident, both aircraft registered as PK-VTP & PK-VTQ

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.[29]

Notes
  1. Indonesian government wished Pelita Air is focusing on domestic flights and not conducting international flights.[1]

References
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