Airfast Indonesia

Airfast Indonesia
Founded	1971; 53 years ago
Hubs	Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
Fleet size	12
Destinations	12
Headquarters	Tangerang, Indonesia
Website	http://www.airfastindonesia.com/

PT. Airfast Indonesia is an air carrier based in Tangerang, Indonesia in Greater Jakarta.^[1] 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, Jakarta.^[2] Airfast Indonesia is listed in Category 1 by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority for airline safety quality.^[3] In 2009 Airfast Indonesia was one of five airlines taken off a blacklist of airlines not allowed in European airspace due to safety concerns.^[4]

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 when it acquired Zamrud Aviation Corp.^[5] It was owned by Frank Reuneker (53%) and other shareholders (47%).^[2]

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.

Destinations

Country	City	Airport	Refs
Indonesia	Surabaya	Juanda International Airport
	Makassar	Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport
	Solo	Adisumarmo International Airport
	Timika	Timika Airport
	Bawean	Bawean Airport
	Manado	Sam Ratulangi International Airport
	Kupang	El Tari Airport
	Ambon	Pattimura Airport
	Karimunjawa	Dewadaru Airport
	Kotabaru	Mekar Putih Airport
	Banjarmasin	Syamsudin Noor Airport
	Banda Aceh	Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport	Freight Operation
	Medan	Kualanamu International Airport	Freight Operation
	Tanjung	Warukin Airport

Fleet

The Airfast Indonesia fleet includes the following aircraft (as of January 2023):^[6]^{[needs update]}

**Airfast Indonesia Fleet**
Aircraft	In Service	Orders	Passengers	Notes
De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter	3	—	12	(as of August 2019)^[7]
De Havilland Canada DHC-6-400 Twin Otter	4	—	19	(as of August 2019)^[7]
Embraer ERJ 135LR	1	—	12 (VIP Configuration)	(as of August 2019)^[7]
Boeing 737-300F	1	—	Freighter	(as of January 2023)
Boeing 737 MAX 8	2	—	189	(as of January 2024)^[8]^[9]
Total	11	—

As of June 2013 the airline also operated the following aircraft:

In addition, the carrier has also ordered 12 Boeing 737-800s and 8 Airbus A320s.

Accidents and incidents

On 28 April 1981, Douglas C-47A PK-OBK crashed on approach to Simpang Tiga Airport, Pekanbaru, whilst on a non-scheduled passenger flight. Nine of the 17 people on board were killed.^[10]
On 15 August 1984, Douglas C-47A PK-OBC crashed into a mountain near Wamena. Two of the three people on board were killed.^[11]
On 16 March 2012, a Eurocopter AS350B3 registered PK-ODA carrying 3 people slammed into a cliff while flying over Papua. Everyone on board, including the New Zealand pilot, were killed instantly in the crash. The crash was categorized as CFIT.^[12]