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Mandala Airlines has signed a contract for 30 A320s and has become the first customer for the type from Indonesia. The A320s will be configured with 180 economy class seats. |
Mandala Airlines has signed a contract for 30 A320s and has become the first customer for the type from Indonesia. The A320s will be configured with 180 economy class seats. |
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| Founded | 1969 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK), Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) | ||||||
| Fleet size | 11 | ||||||
| Destinations | 16 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Jakarta | ||||||
| Key people | Warwick Brady (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | http://www.mandalaair.com/ | ||||||
Mandala Airlines is an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It operates scheduled services to 16 destinations within Indonesia. Its main base is Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, with hubs at Juanda International Airport, Surabaya and Hasanuddin International Airport, Makassar.[1]
But as of 2007, Mandala announced that it will focus its operation in Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta and Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali. The airline will dedicate its two Airbus A319s to its Bali hub.
Mandala Airlines is included in the European Union's Airline blacklist and is currently forbidden to fly into the European Union as of September 11, 2007.[2]
History
Mandala Airlines was established and started operations in 1969. It was owned 90% by Yayasan Dharma Putra Kostrad and 10% shared by Dharma, Kencana, Sakti and Nusamba. Mandala is a member of the Indonesian National Air Carriers Association endorsable ticket system allowing passengers to use tickets on any of the participating carriers. As of April 2005, Cardig International is the sole owner of Mandala Airlines. In October 2006, Indigo Partners announced it has acquired a 49% stake in Mandala Airlines with PT Cardig International Aviation retaining a 51% stake. It has 1,000 employees (at March 2007).[1]
In October 2007, Mandala transformed to become a low-cost carrier using a similar model to models used by Air Asia and Ryanair.
On September 11,2007 Manadala Airlines was added to the European Union's airline blacklist.[3]
Incidents and accidents
- Main article: Mandala Airlines Flight 091
- On October 3, 2006, another Mandala 737-200 flying from Balikpapan skidded 50 meters off the runway at Tarakan. There were no injuries. Visibility was below 400 meters at the time due to heavy haze. [4]
- On November 1, 2007, another Mandala Boeing 737-200 had an accident on Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport in Malang, East Java. The plane's nose wheel colapsed on landing. 4 people were injured out of 89 passengers and crew.
Fleet
The Mandala Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at February 2008):
Mandala Airlines has signed a contract for 30 A320s and has become the first customer for the type from Indonesia. The A320s will be configured with 180 economy class seats.
SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) was appointed to be Mandala’s Airbus fleet maintenance provider as a key part of our strive for well maintained, clean aircraft.
With an assessment from Indonesian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) that moved Mandala into “Category 1” for safety, Mandala is now one of Indonesia’s leading airlines for “Safety and Service.”
External links
References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-10. p. 47.
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ 737 skidded off runway, 2006
