Bali Air

Air Bali was an Indonesian airline, which has its operation in 2006 set.

History

Bali Air was founded in 1973 under the name Nusantara Air Service as a subsidiary of the airline Bouraq Indonesia Airlines. The flight operations began in the same year with two Britten- Norman BN -2 Islander, and two Fokker F-27 from Jakarta to Surabaya, Bandung and Semarang. On 21 May 1974, the company changed its company name officially to Bali International Air Service and continued his aircraft since then under the name Air Bali on a regional line haul network, as well as charter flights in. End of the 1970s, Balikpapan was the home base of the company. At the same time, the company replaced its Fokker F-27 acquired by another Britten- Norman Islander Britten- Norman and used Trislander.

The company expanded its fleet beginning of the 1980s with machines of the type Nurtario 212-100 further. In 1985, Banjarmasin became the new home airport of Bali Air in early 2001, the Company received its first jet aircraft, a Fokker F- 28th In the same year, the Britten- Norman Islander and Trislander were ( BAe ) HS 748 replaced by larger machines of the Hawker Siddeley, which were taken from the holdings of the parent company. In addition, extended two leased Boeing 737-200 fleet. The end of 2002 separated by the Bali Air Bouraq Indonesia Airlines and moved the company headquarters to the airport Jakarta. In parallel, the planes were equipped with a new painting and introduced a new corporate logo.

Bali Air presented its activities in February 2006 because of financial problems. In 2007, talks with investors from Malaysia and the Middle East via a stake in the company were held. However, a resumption of air operations did not take place.

Used aircraft

  • Boeing 737-200
  • Britten- Norman Trislander
  • Cessna 404
  • Douglas DC-3
  • Fokker F- 27-200
  • Fokker F- 28-4000
  • Hawker Siddeley HS 748 series 2A and 2B
  • Nurtario ( IPTN ) C 212-100

At the time of cessation was the fleet of Air Bali of four Hawker Siddeley ( BAe ) HS 748 and a Boeing 737-200.

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