Bali Air

Bali Air
IATA code :	(without)
ICAO code :	BLN
Call sign :	BIAR
Founding:	1973
Operation stopped:	2006
Seat:	Jakarta , Indonesia
Home airport :	Soekarno-Hatta Airport
Fleet size:	5
Aims:	National and international
Bali Air ceased operations in 2006. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation.

Bali Air was an Indonesian airline that ceased operations in 2006.

history

Bali Air was founded in 1973 under the name Nusantara Air Service as a subsidiary of Bouraq Indonesia Airlines . The start of flight operations took place in the same year with two Britten-Norman BN-2 Islanders and two Fokker F-27s from Jakarta to Surabaya , Bandung and Semarang . On May 21, 1974, the company officially changed its name to Bali International Air Service and then used its aircraft under the Bali Air brand on a regional scheduled route network and on charter flights . In the late 1970s, Balikpapan became the company's home base. At the same time, the company replaced its Fokker F-27s with other Britten-Norman Islanders and Britten-Norman Trislanders that were acquired second-hand .

The company further expanded its fleet in the early 1980s with machines of the CASA-Nurtario 212-100 type . In 1985, Banjarmasin became the new home airport for Bali Air . In early 2001 the company received its first jet aircraft, a Fokker F28 . In the same year, the Britten-Norman Islander and Trislander were replaced by larger machines of the Hawker-Siddeley (BAe) HS 748 type , which were taken over by the parent company. In addition, two leased Boeing 737-200s expanded the fleet. At the end of 2002, Bouraq Indonesia Airlines separated from its subsidiary Bali Air , which then relocated its operational base to Soekarno-Hatta Airport . At the same time, the aircraft were given a color scheme in the company's new corporate design .

Bali Air ceased operations in February 2006 due to financial problems. In 2007, discussions were held with investors from Malaysia and the Middle East about a stake in the company. However, flight operations were not resumed.

fleet

Fleet at the end of operations

At the time of the cessation of operations, the Bali Air fleet consisted of four Hawker-Siddeley (BAe) HS 748s and one Boeing 737-200.

Previously deployed aircraft

• Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander
• Britten-Norman Trislander
• Cessna 404
• Douglas DC-3
• Fokker F-27-100 and F-27-200
• Fokker F28-4000
• Hawker-Siddeley HS 748 Series 2A and 2B
• CASA-Nurtario (IPTN) C-212-100

Incidents

The company recorded eight incidents in which the aircraft was lost, four of which resulted in a total of 50 fatalities.

• On November 4, 1976, a Fokker F-27-100 ( registration number : PK-KFR ) hit about 860 meters from the runway at Balikpapan Airport . The crew had previously changed the power of the engines abruptly several times, whereby the propeller of the right engine was automatically brought into the sail position . 25 of the 33 passengers and four of the five crew members were killed in the accident.
• On December 30, 1976, a Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander ( PK-KNC ) was written off as a total loss. No further information is available about the incident.
• On January 10, 1977, a Britten-Norman Trislander ( PK-KTD ) had to be booked as a total loss after an incident in Samarinda . No information is available on the nature of the incident.
• On April 26, 1979, the Company wrote off a Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander ( PK-KNG ) as a total loss. No precise information is available about the incident.
• On April 8, 1980, a Britten-Norman Trislander ( PK-KTI ) came off the runway at Balikpapan Airport, killing two of the seven occupants.
• On August 5, 1983, a Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander ( PK-KNF ) had an accident on a cargo flight near the village of Bula on Seram Island . The two pilots were killed.
• On May 12, 1985, a Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander ( PK-KNE ) was written off as a total loss after an incident on the Moluccas . No information is available on the nature of the incident.
• On October 25, 1991, a Britten-Norman Trislander ( PK-KTC ) disappeared without a trace on the island of Borneo . The pilot had been instructed to fly a weather-related holding pattern before landing in Sampit, Kalimantan Tengah Province . The plane probably crashed near the town of Tumbang Miri, but neither the wreck nor any other traces of the aircraft or its occupants could be found. In addition to the pilot, there were 16 passengers on board.

See also

• Former Airlines List (Asia)

Web links

Commons : Bali Air  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 1976 | 0468 | Flight Archive . flightglobal.com. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
2. ↑ jp airline markings 73
3. ↑ jp airline-fleets international, Edition 2002/03
4. ↑ jp airline-fleets international, Edition 2003/04
5. ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Angkasa, July 9, 2007
6. ↑ Accident Statistics Bali International Air Service , Aviation Safety Network (in English), accessed on November 30, 2017.
7. ^ Accident report Fokker F-27-100, PK-KFR , Aviation Safety Network (in English), accessed on November 30, 2017
8. ^ Accident report Britten-Norman BN-2A-3, PK-KNC , Aviation Safety Network (in English), accessed on November 30, 2017
9. ^ Accident report Britten-Norman Trislander, PK-KTD , Aviation Safety Network (in English), accessed on November 30, 2017
10. ^ Accident report Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander, PK-KNG , Aviation Safety Network (in English), accessed on November 30, 2017
11. ↑ accident report Britten-Norman Trilander, PK-CTI , Aviation Safety Network (in English), accessed on 30 November 2017
12. ^ Accident report Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander, PK-KNF , Aviation Safety Network (in English), accessed on November 30, 2017
13. ^ Accident report Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander, PK-KNE , Aviation Safety Network (in English), accessed on December 2, 2017
14. ^ Accident report Britten-Norman Trislander, PK-KTC , Aviation Safety Network (in English), accessed on December 2, 2017