BBN Airlines

BBN Airlines

IATA ICAO Call sign 0B BBL IRON BIRD
Founded	2022 [1]
Commenced operations	2024 (scheduled flights only) January 2025 (charter flights only)
Ceased operations	28 February 2025 (scheduled flights only) [2]
Fleet size	6
Destinations	4
Parent company	PT BBN Airlines Indonesia
Headquarters	Jakarta, Indonesia
Key people	Martynas Grigas (Chairman) [3] Brendan Martin (CEO)
Website	bbnairlines.id

BBN Airlines Indonesia is an Indonesian airline which specialises in aircraft wet leasing and conducts domestic scheduled flights. ^[4] It is part of Ireland's Avia Solutions Group and classifies itself as offering a mid-range service.

History

BBN Airlines Indonesia is a subsidiary of Avia Solutions Group, ^[5] an aviation company from Ireland ^[6] which is an ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance) provider. ^{[7] [8]}

BBN Airlines officially launched in August 2022. ^[9] BBN Airlines obtained AOC for cargo flights in August 2023 ^[10] and for passenger flights in March 2024. ^{[11] [12]}

BBN Airlines began scheduled passenger flights on September 27, 2024, with the first flight between Jakarta and Surabaya. ^[13]

As of March 2025, the airline only focuses on charter flights since all scheduled passenger flights were suspended following its last flight on 28 February 2025.

Destinations

As of March 2025, after the scheduled flights were terminated. The airline only focuses on charter flights, which operated by Sriwijaya Air since January in the same year.

Country	City	Airport	Notes	Refs
Indonesia	Balikpapan	Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan Airport	Terminated
	Biak	Frans Kaisiepo Airport	Charter	[14] [15]
	Jayapura	Sentani International Airport	Charter	[16]
	Denpasar	Ngurah Rai International Airport	Terminated
	Timika	Mozes Kilangin Airport	Charter	[17]
	Ternate	Sultan Babullah Airport	Charter	[18]
	Makassar	Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport	Charter	[19]
	Manado	Sam Ratulangi International Airport	Charter	[20]
	Jakarta	Soekarno–Hatta International Airport	Base
	Pontianak	Supadio Airport	Terminated
	Surabaya	Juanda International Airport	Terminated

Fleet

Current fleet

As of January 2025 ^[update] , BBN Airlines operates the following aircraft: ^[21]

BBN Airlines fleet

Aircraft	In Service	Orders	Passengers	Notes
Boeing 737-800	2	38 [22]	186	—
Boeing 737-900ER	1		215
Cargo BBN Airlines fleet
Boeing 737-400F	1	—	Cargo	—
Boeing 737-800BCF	2	—	Cargo	—
Total	6	38

External links

• Situs web resmi

References

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14. All flights were operated by Sriwijaya Air
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22. "Penuhi permintaan pasar BBN Airlines operasikan 40 pesawat pada akhir 2027". industri.kontan.co.id. Retrieved 2024-03-22.