Asian One Air

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Mimika Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
GTGTAGTA
Founded1998
Operating bases Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta
Fleet size3
Key peopleCEO Dolf Latumahina
Website https://asianoneair.id/

Asian One Air, formerly known as PT Mimika Air and GT Air (Germania Trisila Air) [1] [2] 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.

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A GT Air Fokker F-27-500 Friendship. GT Air Fokker F-27-500 Friendship Stegmeier.jpg
A GT Air Fokker F-27-500 Friendship.

History

GT Air was established in 1998. [3] Its official name is Germania Trisila Air. [4] From November 2004 [5] to mid-2006, [6] 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. [7] 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. [8]

In 2019 the airline was rebranded as Asian One Air. [2]

Fleet

As of August 2006, the Asian One Air fleet comprised the following aircraft: [9]

Mimika Air fleet
AircraftTotal
Cessna 208B 2
Cessna 208B EX 1
Total3

Accidents and incidents

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