Guinea Interested Use A Artificial Aircraft Of PT Dirgantara Indonesia

Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi together with the Minister of Transportation of Guinea Felix Lamah. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Indonesian Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Budi Karya Sumadi and Guinea's Minister of Transportation Felix Lamah signed a "petter of intent" (Loi) as the first step in the commitment of the two countries to explore cooperation in the aviation sector.

"We open up that opportunity and are ready to cooperate with the Guinean government," said the Minister of Transportation in a written statement, quoted from Antara, Friday, January 27.

Previously, the Minister of Transportation received the arrival of the Minister of Transportation of Guinea in Jakarta, Thursday. The initial agreement for cooperation between Indonesia and a country located in West Africa will then be followed up at the technical level.

The visit of the Minister of Transportation of Guinea was a follow-up to the meeting of the Indonesian Ambassador in Dakar, Senegal with the Guinean Government in September 2022.

In addition to conveying its need to modernize the transportation sector, Guinea is also interested in collaborating in the field of transportation with Indonesia, especially in the air transportation sector.

During his visit to Indonesia, the Minister of Transportation of Guinea visited several places, one of which was PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI). The Guinean government said it would establish a national airline (Guinea Air) and was interested in using an aircraft made by PT DI.

Furthermore, the Minister of Transportation said that PT DI is one of the strategic companies owned by Indonesia in the manufacturing sector of aircraft and its components.

"PT DI has produced a number of aircraft, which have been used by various countries, both as passenger transportation and military needs," he said.

He said that the sea and air transportation sectors have a very important role in realizing connectivity in the archipelago-shaped region of Indonesia.

"For this reason, we have formed various strategic companies as manufacturing industries to support the needs of the aviation industry, one of which is PT DI," said the Minister of Transportation.

In addition, he revealed the opportunity for cooperation not only in the air sector, but also open to other sectors, namely land, sea, rail. In addition, to fulfill human resources in the air transportation sector that is in accordance with the standard programs and curriculum of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

"I will coordinate with the Ambassador to facilitate the identification of more concrete cooperation," said the Minister of Transportation.

Also attending the event were the Indonesian Ambassador to Guinea Dindin Wahyudin and the Director General of Air Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation Maria Kristi Endah Murni.