Susi Air

Infobox Airline
airline = Susi Air

logo_size = 240
fleet_size = 14
destinations = 20
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callsign = Aircraft Registration
parent = PT ASI Pudjiastuti Aviation
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founded = 2004
headquarters = Pangandaran, West Java
key_people = Susi Pudjiastuti (CEO), Christian von Strombeck (Director of Operations)
hubs =

*Polonia International Airport, Medan
*Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, East Jakarta
*Sepinggan International Airport, Balikpapan
*Sentani Airport, Jayapura

secondary_hubs = Nusawiru Airport, West Java
focus_cities =
frequent_flyer =
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subsidiaries =
website = http://www.susiair.com

PT ASI Pujiastuti Aviation (Susi Air) is a scheduled and charter airline based in Pangandaran, West Java, Indonesia. The company currently operates from 4 main bases across the Indonesian archipelago.

History

Susi Air was established in late 2004 by husband and wife team Christian von Strombeck and Susi Pudjiastuti, it was originally setup to transport the fisheries cargo of sister company PT ASI Pudjiastuti.

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake triggered devastating Tsunami's along the Western coast of Sumatra. The 2 new Cessna Grand Caravan's that had just been ordered by Susi Air were very quickly pressed into service transporting equipment and medicine for aid agencies.

In 2005 a third Grand Caravan was added which enabled the company to begin scheduled services out of Medan, capital of North Sumatra. In late 2006 this aircraft was moved to Jayapura, Papua, to establish a base in what is one of the more challenging flying environments in the world.

A fourth Grand Caravan was added to the fleet in early 2007 along with the addition of a new type, the Diamond Twin Star, for use on charter flights as well as opening up the possibility for training of their own pilots. By the end of 2007 another 4 Grand Caravan's had been added to the fleet along with the addition of 2 of a further type for the company, the Pilatus Turbo Porter [ [http://www.susiair.com/history.htm Susi Air History] ] .

In 2008 a Diamond Diamond Star was added to the fleet for use by the Susi Flying School based at the Company Headquarters in Pangandaran, West Java thus furthering the company's commitment to train local pilots. The ninth Grand Caravan arrived in May continuing the steady growth of the company.

Destinations

Susi Air operates charter flights from its 4 main bases in Medan (North Sumatra), East Jakarta (Jakarta), Balikpapan (East Kalimantan) and Jayapura (Papua).

Daily scheduled flights are operated out of Medan to Ngan Raya Airport (Meulaboh), Lasikin Airport (Simeulue Island), Silangit Airport and Aek Godang Airport.

Fleet

Susi Air is the largest operator of Cessna Grand Caravan's in the Asia Pacific region which make up the majority of the companies fleet:

Turbine-powered

*10 Cessna Grand Caravan
**PK-VVA
**PK-VVB
**PK-VVD
**PK-VVE
**PK-VVF
**PK-VVG (delivery 2008)
**PK-VVH (VIP configuration)
**PK-VVI
**PK-VVR
**PK-VVS
*2 Pilatus Turbo Porter
**PK-VVK
**PK-VVP

Piston-powered

*1 Diamond Diamond Star
**PK-VVL
*1 Diamond Twin Star
**PK-VVN

Another 6 Grand Caravan's are scheduled for delivery through 2009-2010, these aircraft will come equipped with the Garmin G1000 'glass cockpits' [ [http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/cessna-crowing-over-its-orders-for-26-aircraft/ Cessna crowing over its orders for 26 aircraft 20 February 2008] ] .

Blue Sky Network

Susi Air has equipped its aircraft with an advanced satellite tracking system from Blue Sky Network. The system allows the company to track aircraft movements via the Iridium network of satellites. The system also allows for voice calls to and from the aircraft over the Iridium satellite network, as well as for the sending and receiving of short-code messages.

Susi Air is the Indonesian reseller for Blue Sky Network [ [http://www.blueskynetwork.com/Partners/Locator.php Blue Sky Network Global Partners] ] .

External links

* [http://www.susiair.com/ Susi Air official website]
* [http://www.blueskynetwork.com/ Blue Sky Network official website]

References