Mimika Air

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A GT Air Fokker F-27-500 Friendship.

History

GT Air was established in 1998.[2] Its official name is Germania Trisila Air.[3] From November 2004[4] to mid-2006,[5] GT Air operated scheduled flights between Denpasar (Bali) and Lombok.

In 2006, a DHC-6 Twin Otter was chartered to transport aid workers to Aceh and North Sumatra provinces in the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.[6] In July 2007, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation cancelled the Air Operator's Certificate of Germania Trisila Air, along with another eight Indonesian airlines.[7]

Fleet

As of August 2006, the Minika Air fleet comprised the following aircraft:[8]

Mimika Air fleet
Aircraft Total
Dornier Do 28 2
Fokker F27 Mk500 2
DHC-6 Twin Otter 6
Total 10

Accidents and incidents

  • On 23 February 2005, DHC-6 Twin Otter PK-LTY of GT Air struck a fence on landing at Enarotali Airport on a flight from Timika.[9]
  • On 12 April 2005, DHC-6 Twin Otter PK-LTZ of GT Air crashed near Enarotali while on a flight from Timika to Enarotali while on a scheduled passenger flight. The wreckage was not discovered until 17 April. All three crew and fourteen passengers were killed.[10]
  • On 17 April 2009, Mimika Air Flight 514, operated by Pilatus PC-6 PK-LTJ crashed into Mount Gergaji, Papua killing all ten people on board.

References

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External links

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  4. http://www.lombok-network.com/lombok_news/third_airline.htm
  5. http://www.lombokkomodo.com/lombok-flight-schedule.htm
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  8. Flight International, 3–9 October 2006
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