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| Founded | 15 March 1991 | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 16 | ||||||
| Destinations | 20 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Jakarta, Indonesia | ||||||
| Key people | Capt. Rubijanto Adisarwono (President Director) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Trigana Air (registered as Trigana Air Service) is an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The company commenced operations in early 1991 with two Beechcraft King Air 200 fixed-wing aircraft, and by the end of that year had added two licence-built Bell 412SP helicopters. They also operated two ATR aircraft for Hainan Airlines from Sanya to Haikou and Hanoi until 2016. [1]
Although the airline itself never flew to the European Union, the region imposed a ban on all Indonesian airlines from flying into its airspace in 2007 following the crash of Garuda Indonesia Flight 200, a category that included Trigana Air. [2] The ban was lifted in 2018.
In March 2021, the company announced a partnership with J&T Express. It was also said that J&T Express would use some of the airplanes owned by Trigana Air for its operations.
Trigana Air flies to 20 destinations throughout Indonesia, with a particular focus on Western New Guinea. [3]
The Trigana Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of March 2022):[ citation needed ]
| Aircraft | Total |
|---|---|
| ATR 42-300 | 4 |
| ATR 42-500 | 1 |
| ATR 72-500 | 2 |
| Boeing 737-300 | 3 |
| Boeing 737-300F | 5 |
| Boeing 737-500 | 1 |
| Total | 16 |
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The airline previously operated the following aircraft (as of May 2022):[ citation needed ]
Aircraft operated by Trigana Air have been involved in 14 serious incidents, 10 of which resulted in hull loss. [4]
On January 3, 2018, Airline Ratings awarded Trigana Air the dubious honor as one of the worst in the world in regards to safety, with a one-star rating out of seven. [14] The other airlines rated worst were North Korea's Air Koryo, Suriname's Blue Wing Airlines and Nepal's Buddha Air, Nepal Airlines, Tara Air and Yeti Airlines. [15] [16] [17]
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This is a list of aviation-related events from 2009.
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