Two INVESTORS interested in TAKING OVER the MANDALA Airlines

At least two investors are preparing to take over PT Mandala Airlines which is currently experiencing a financial crisis. They are PT LCNC which is a lessor of aircraft and also PT Manunggal Sejati Group Sinarmas Group. Director General of Civil Aviation Ministry of Transportation,...

Indonesian CPO Exports value reached US$ 16.4 Billion in 2010

Throughout 2010, export value of Indonesia crude palm oil and palm oil derivative products reached US$ 16.4 billion, up 50% over 2009, which amounted to US$ 10 billion. This increase was due to the high international price of CPO. This was conveyed by the Executive Director...

The LARGEST and BUSIEST port in Indonesia,Tanjung Priok is OVERLOAD

The capacity of Port of Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, is considered no longer adequate to accommodate the amount of goods entering. "As a result, there is accumulation of goods and this resulted in losses to hundreds of millions of dollars per day," said Vice Chairman...

BATAVIA air maiden flight Jakarta to MERAUKE

Batavia Air has launch a maiden flights from Jakarta to Merauke via Makassar and Jayapura (return), on Sunday (01/16/2011), with Boeing 737-300 aircraft numbered Y6-837 flight. The aircraft departed from Jakarta at 22:45 pm (Western Indonesia Standard Time) and landed...

MEDAN become one of the AirAsia HUB airport in INDONESIA

Indonesia AirAsia Airlines has announced the inauguration of Medan as one of the hub airport in Indonesia. The inauguration was marked by the maiden flight numbered QZ 8084 from Polonia Airport, Medan to Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok. 'We saw Medan as a fast growing city....

SHANGHAI become the world's busiest container port in 2010

SHANGHAI said it overtook Singapore for the first time in 2010 to become the world's busiest container port, as the global economic recovery boosted cargo traffic through China's business centre. Shanghai's port handled 29.05 million 20-foot equivalent units, or TEUs,...

Sky Aviation purchase of 10 FOKKER 50 aircrafts

In the year 2011, PT Sky Aviation airline is targeting to purchase of 10 Fokker 50 aircraft types. Commissioner Joseph Ardhi told Sky Aviation Fokker 50 was chosen because, besides match with the runway network, also proven safe and reliable. Five of the ten Fokker aircraft...

2011, targeted Coffee Exports Increase 5%

Ministry of Trade, Republic of Indonesia is targeting for increasing the coffee export by five percent this year. International prices predicted relatively well this year. Coffee production for this year is estimated to increase to 570 thousand tons from 540 thousand...