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| Founded | 1998 | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta | ||||||
| Fleet size | 10 | ||||||
| Key people | CEO Dolf Latumahina | ||||||
| Website | No website | ||||||
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.
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]
As of August 2006, the Mimika Air fleet comprised the following aircraft: [8]
| Aircraft | Total |
|---|---|
| Dornier Do 28 | 2 |
| Fokker F27 Mk500 | 2 |
| DHC-6 Twin Otter | 6 |
| Total | 10 |
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