Mimika Air

Pt. Mimika Air, formerly known as GT Air (Germania Trisila Air)[1] is a charter airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was established in 1998 and operates charter services for Djayanti, an Indonesian forestry company. Its main base is Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta.

A GT Air Fokker F-27-500 Friendship.
Mimika Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
GT GTA GTA
Founded1998
Operating basesHalim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta
Fleet size10
Key peopleCEO Dolf Latumahina
WebsiteNo website

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 revoked the Air Operator's Certificate of Germania Trisila Air, along with another eight Indonesian airlines citing safety concern.[7]

Fleet

As of August 2006, the Mimika 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
  1. "Airlines". Directorate General of Civil Aviation (Indonesia). Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  2. "Airlines in Indonesia". Airline Update. Archived from the original on October 25, 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
  3. "Passenger carriers: Asia". Flyaow. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
  4. http://www.lombok-network.com/lombok_news/third_airline.htm
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-10. Retrieved 2009-11-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Susi's tsunami army". Flight Global. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
  7. "Indonesia cancels nine airline AOCs following safety audit". Flight Global. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  8. Flight International, 3–9 October 2006
  9. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
  10. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
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