Gatari Air Service
{{Short description|Indonesian charter airline}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Gatari Air Service
| logo = Gatari Air Service logo.png
| logo_size =
| fleet_size = 1
| destinations =
| IATA = -
| ICAO = GHS
| callsign = GATARI
| parent = PT. Gatari Hutama Air Service
| company_slogan =
| founded = 1983
| headquarters = Jakarta, Indonesia
| ceased = 2017
| key_people = Hutomo Mandala Putra
| hubs = Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport
Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Airport
Wamena Airport
| focus_cities = Boven Digoel and Batam
| frequent_flyer =
| lounge =
| alliance =
| website =
}}
Gatari Air Service is a charter Indonesian airline which commenced operations in 1983. It was successful during the mid- and late 1980s, but has since declined in size after repaying several debts and having several aircraft seized and the airline has been suspended since 2017.
History
Gatari was founded in 1983 with six Bell 412 helicopters; 80 per cent of the company was owned by Tommy Suharto, while the remaining 20 per cent belonged to Bob Hasan.{{sfn|Kusumah and Moera 1990, Jurus Gatari}} The company was part of the Humpuss Group.{{sfn|Suhardjo and Moera 1990, Berheli ke Pulau}} Its charter acquisition cost Rp 100 million.{{sfn|Basri 1988, Bukan Lampu Aladin}} Most of its clientele originated from the oil industry,{{sfn|Kusumah and Moera 1990, Jurus Gatari}} and most of its pilots and mechanics were non-Indonesians.{{sfn|Basri 1988, Bukan Lampu Aladin}} After the oil boom in 1985 the company's profits increased greatly, peaking at US$17 million in 1985 before falling to US$13 million in 1986.{{sfn|Kusumah and Moera 1990, Jurus Gatari}} By 1988 they had surpassed seven other local charter agencies, giving training to pilots at the Freeport-McMoRan branch in Papua, and assisting the Indonesian Air Force with its exercises.{{sfn|Basri 1988, Bukan Lampu Aladin}}
Because of these falling profits, Gatari diversified to include chartered flights for tourists and the wood industry throughout Indonesia, including in Sulawesi, Java, and Borneo.{{sfn|Kusumah and Moera 1990, Jurus Gatari}}{{sfn|Suhardjo and Moera 1990, Berheli ke Pulau}} They also began hiring more Indonesian pilots and maintenance crews.{{sfn|Basri 1988, Bukan Lampu Aladin}} By 1990 they had a total of 38 aircraft, mostly helicopters,{{sfn|Kusumah and Moera 1990, Jurus Gatari}} and in 1991 they acquired a Bombardier 601-3A for US$17 million.{{sfn|Tempo 1991, Jet Eksekutif Gatari}} The company eventually owned three Boeing 747s, but these were sold in 1999 to repay a debt.{{sfn|The Jakarta Post 1999, Soeharto pushes on}}
In 1992 the company struck a five-year deal with the Ministry of Forestry and Plantations, maintaining twelve helicopters for the ministry, to be returned in 1999. Beginning in May 2000, the Prosecutor General's Office under Marzuki Darusman began looking into possible ill dealings between the ministry and Gatari, implicating Sudjono Suryo of the ministry and President Director Kabul Riswanto of Gatari. The case involved fraud of Rp 23.3 billion and the misuse of public funds;{{sfn|The Jakarta Post 2000, Attorney General's Office}} Gatari argued that the ministry had not kept its part of the bargain and had caused financial losses to the company. In October 2000 the prosecutor general's office seized three helicopters from the company, two of which were in too poor condition to fly.{{sfn|The Jakarta Post 2000, Prosecutors seize}}
In 2002 Gatari was one of several helicopter chartering agencies available in Jakarta, charging US$2,250 per hour.{{sfn|Basrie 2002, Attorney General's Office}} Its numbers have since diminished, and as of 2007 Gatari has a fleet of five, with two Indonesian pilots.{{sfn|Gatari Air Service 2007, Fleet}}
Fleet
=Current fleet=
The Gatari Air Service fleet includes the following aircraft (as of August 2017):{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2017|page=16}}
| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; white-space:nowrap; border-collapse:collapse"
|+ Gatari Air Service fleet |
| Aircraft
! In fleet ! Orders ! Passengers |
|---|
| ATR 42-500
|align="center"|1 |align="center"| |align="center"| |
| Total
! 1 ! ! |
=Former fleet=
The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft in 2016:{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2016|page=16}}
- 1 further ATR 42-500
In 2007 the Gatari fleet included the following aircraft:{{sfn|Gatari Air Service 2007, Fleet}}
| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; white-space:nowrap; border-collapse:collapse"
|+ Gatari fleet |
| Aircraft
! In fleet ! Orders ! Passengers |
|---|
| Bell 212
|align="center"|2 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|13 |
| MBB/Kawasaki BK-117-B1
|align="center"|1 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|5 |
| Fokker F28 Fellowship
|align="center"|2 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|85 |
| Total
! 5 ! 0 ! |
References
;Footnotes
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}
;Bibliography
{{refbegin|colwidth=30em}}
- {{cite news
|title=Attorney General's Office seizes choppers from Gatari
|work=The Jakarta Post
|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2000/09/26/attorney-general039s-office-seizes-choppers-gatari.html
|date=26 September 2000
|access-date=5 July 2012
|archive-date=4 March 2016
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094723/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2000/09/26/attorney-general039s-office-seizes-choppers-gatari.html
|ref={{sfnRef|The Jakarta Post 2000, Attorney General's Office}}
|url-status=dead
}}
- {{cite news
|title=Bukan Lampu Aladin
|trans-title=Not Aladdin's Lamp
|language=id
|work=Tempo
|url=http://majalah.tempointeraktif.com/id/arsip/1988/04/30/EB/mbm.19880430.EB27102.id.html
|date=30 April 1988
|access-date=5 July 2012
|archive-date=4 March 2016
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035301/http://majalah.tempointeraktif.com/id/arsip/1988/04/30/EB/mbm.19880430.EB27102.id.html
|last1=Basri
|first1=Syafiq
|ref={{sfnRef|Basri 1988, Bukan Lampu Aladin}}
|url-status=dead
}}
- {{cite news
|title=Escaping 'banjir' with the helimousine
|work=The Jakarta Post
|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2002/01/26/escaping-039banjir039-helimousine.html
|date=26 January 2002
|access-date=5 July 2012
|archive-date=4 March 2016
|last=Basrie
|first=K.
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093207/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2002/01/26/escaping-039banjir039-helimousine.html
|ref={{sfnRef|Basrie 2002, Attorney General's Office}}
|url-status=dead
}}
- {{cite web
|title=Fleet
|publisher=Gatari Air Service
|url=http://www.gatariair.com/airfleet.htm
|year=2007
|archive-date=16 June 2012
|access-date=5 July 2012
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616062345/http://www.gatariair.com/airfleet.htm
|ref={{sfnRef|Gatari Air Service 2007, Fleet}}
|url-status=dead
}}
- {{cite news
|title=Jet Eksekutif Gatari
|trans-title=Gatari's Executive Jet
|language=id
|work=Tempo
|url=http://majalah.tempointeraktif.com/id/arsip/1991/02/02/EB/mbm.19910202.EB13091.id.html
|date=2 February 1991
|access-date=5 July 2012
|archive-date=4 March 2016
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000215/http://majalah.tempointeraktif.com/id/arsip/1991/02/02/EB/mbm.19910202.EB13091.id.html
|ref={{sfnRef|Tempo 1991, Jet Eksekutif Gatari}}
|url-status=dead
}}
- {{cite news
|title=Jurus Gatari Mendongkrak Laba
|trans-title=Gatari's Routes Increase
|language=id
|work=Tempo
|url=http://majalah.tempointeraktif.com/id/arsip/1990/06/23/EB/mbm.19900623.EB18881.id.html
|date=23 June 1990
|access-date=5 July 2012
|archive-date=4 March 2016
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000045/http://majalah.tempointeraktif.com/id/arsip/1990/06/23/EB/mbm.19900623.EB18881.id.html
|last1=Kusumah
|first1=Budi
|last2=Moera
|first2=Moebanoe
|ref={{sfnRef|Kusumah and Moera 1990, Jurus Gatari}}
|url-status=dead
}}
- {{cite news
|title=Prosecutors seize three state-leased helicopters
|work=The Jakarta Post
|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2000/10/12/prosecutors-seize-three-stateleased-helicopters.html
|date=12 October 2000
|access-date=5 July 2012
|archive-date=4 March 2016
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094723/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2000/09/26/attorney-general039s-office-seizes-choppers-gatari.html
|ref={{sfnRef|The Jakarta Post 2000, Prosecutors seize}}
|url-status=dead
}}
- {{cite news
|title=Soeharto pushes on over 'Time' report
|work=The Jakarta Post
|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/1999/06/03/soeharto-pushes-over-039time039-report.html
|date=3 June 1999
|access-date=5 July 2012
|archive-date=4 March 2016
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105804/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/1999/06/03/soeharto-pushes-over-039time039-report.html
|ref={{sfnRef|The Jakarta Post 1999, Soeharto pushes on}}
|url-status=dead
}}
- {{cite news
|title=Berheli ke Pulau
|trans-title=Going to the Island by Helicopter
|language=id
|work=Tempo
|url=http://majalah.tempointeraktif.com/id/arsip/1988/01/02/EB/mbm.19880102.EB25987.id.html
|date=2 January 1988
|access-date=5 July 2012
|archive-date=4 March 2016
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000154/http://majalah.tempointeraktif.com/id/arsip/1988/01/02/EB/mbm.19880102.EB25987.id.html
|last1=Suhardjo
|last2=Moera
|first2=Moebanoe
|ref={{sfnRef|Suhardjo and Moera 1990, Berheli ke Pulau}}
|url-status=dead
}}
{{refend}}
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