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Airfast Indonesia

PT. Airfast Indonesia is an air carrier based in Tangerang, Indonesia in Greater Jakarta.[1] It specialises in contract operations, aviation management services and charter passenger and cargo services to the oil, mining and construction industries in Indonesia and other countries in the area. It is also involved in aerial mapping, survey flights, heli-logging and medical evacuation services. Its main base is Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta.[2] Airfast Indonesia is listed in Category 1 by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority for airline safety quality.[3] In 2009 Airfast Indonesia was one of five airlines taken off a blacklist of airlines not allowed in European airspace due to safety concerns.[4]

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1971. It was established to provide helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft to the oil exploration industry in Indonesia, initially as an Australian-Indonesian joint venture, but evolved into a fully Indonesian-owned and operated company in 1982 when it acquired Zamrud Aviation Corporation.[5] It was owned by Frank Reuneker (53%) and other shareholders (47%).[2]

Services

  • Helicopter services include onshore and offshore passenger transport, medical evacuation flights, internal and external load transport, drilling rig moves, construction support and aerial survey work.
  • Fixed-wing services include passenger and cargo charters, medical evacuation flights, non-scheduled airline operations and aerial survey work.

Destinations

Fleet

As of the Airfast Indonesia fleet includes the following aircraft:

Accidents and incidents

  • On 28 April 1981, Douglas C-47A PK-OBK crashed on approach to Simpang Tiga Airport, Pekanbaru, whilst on a non-scheduled passenger flight. Nine of the 17 people on board were killed.[7]
  • On 15 August 1984, Douglas C-47A PK-OBC crashed into a mountain near Wamena. Two of the three people on board were killed.[8]
  • On 25 January 1990, a Hawker Siddeley HS 748 registered PK-OBW struck Mount Rinjani during a diversion caused by bad weather, killing all 19 people on board.
  • On 16 March 2012, a Eurocopter AS350B3 registered PK-ODA carrying 3 people slammed into a cliff while flying over Papua. Everyone on board, including the New Zealand pilot, were killed instantly in the crash. The crash was categorized as CFIT.[9]

External links

References

  1. Corporate Contact. Airfast Indonesia. Retrieved on 6 June 2013. "Jl. Marsekal Suryadarma No. 8 Tangerang 15129 - Indonesia"^
  2. Directory: World Airlines Flight International, 2007-03-27^
  3. .:: Directorate General of Civil Aviation :: retrieved 2012-08-01^
  4. EU lifts Indonesian airlines ban, BBC News, 14 July 2009^
  5. Aviation Safety Network^
  6. Global Airline Guide 2025 - Airfast Indonesia Airliner World, September 2025^
  7. PK-OBK Accident description Aviation Safety Network, retrieved 18 October 2025^
  8. PK-OBC Accident description Aviation Safety Network, retrieved 27 July 2010^
  9. Aircraft Accident Investigation Report - PT. Airfast Indonesia Eurocopter AS 350B3; PK-ODA National Transportation Safety Committee^