Pelita Air Service

Infobox Airline
airline = Pelita Air Service

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fleet_size = 19
destinations = 18
IATA = 6D
ICAO = PAS
callsign = PELITA
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founded = 1963
headquarters = flagicon|Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
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hubs = Pondok Cabe Airport
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website = http://www.pelita-air.com/

Pelita Air Service is an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It operates on behalf of the state oil company Pertamina and provides executive transport, charters, oil and gas support operations and general aviation services. Its main base is Pondok Cabe Airport.cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 62 | date= 2007-04-10] .

History

The airline was established in 1963 and started operations on 24 January 1970. It has been run as a standalone subsidiary since 1981. Pelita Air Service is owned by Pertamina (90%) and Patra Jasa (10%)..

Destinations

As of January 2005 Pelita Air Service operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations: [Flight International, 12-18 April 2005]
Denpasar
Ende
Gorontalo
Bandung
Bima
Jakarta
Kendari
Kupang
Labuanbajo
Manokwari
Maumere
Sorong
Surabaya
Tarakan
Ternate
Makassar
Waingapu
Yogyakarta.

Fleet

The Pelita Air Service fleet includes the following aircraft (as of 22 September 2008) [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=6D&al_op=1] :

*1 Avro RJ85
*6 De Havilland Canada Dash 7-100
*2 Fokker 100
*3 Fokker F28 Mk4000 (one aircraft is operated for Kalstar)
*7 Indonesian Aerospace 212-200

External links

* [http://www.pelita-air.com/ Pelita Air]

References