Airfast Indonesia
PT. Airfast Indonesia is an air carrier based in Tangerang, Indonesia in Greater Jakarta. 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. Airfast Indonesia is listed in Category 1 by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority for airline safety quality. In 2009 Airfast Indonesia was one of five airlines taken off a blacklist of airlines not allowed in European airspace due to safety concerns.
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 Corp. It was owned by Frank Reuneker and other shareholders.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.
Fleet
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.
- On 15 August 1984, Douglas C-47A PK-OBC crashed into a mountain near Wamena. Two of the three people on board were killed.
- 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.
- On 30 December 2021, a Eurocopter AS350B3 registered PK-ODB, operated by Airfast Indonesia, crashed while on approach to Boven Digoel, Papua. The aircraft was on a flight from Tanah Merah to Kali Silet, with Dekai as its final destination, when it crashed at an altitude of 1,067 feet. All four people on board, including Captain Agung Miharja, technician Fauzan Huda, and two passengers, survived.
- On 28 November 2018, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter registered PK-OCL, operated by Airfast Indonesia, was involved in an incident at Juanda International Airport, Surabaya. While taxiing for departure, the right main landing gear collapsed, causing the aircraft to become disabled on the taxiway. No injuries were reported among the crew and passengers.
- On December 24, 2015, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 registered PK-OCR, operated by Airfast Indonesia, was blocked by local residents in Papua due to a land dispute. The incident occurred at one of the region's airports, where a group of residents gathered on the runway, preventing the aircraft from moving. This led to the aircraft being stranded and disrupted flight operations that day.