Transnusa Aircraft For Operational Test From Cengkareng Soekarno-Hatta To YIA Kulon Progo

The Transnusa Airbus A320 Neo aircraft carried out operational tests from Soekarno-Hatta Airport to Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA). ANTARA/HO-Transnusa.

JAKARTA - The Transnusa Airbus A320 Neo PK-TLA aircraft with flight number 8B 532 while carrying out an operational test (proving flight) from Soekarno-Hatta Airport (Soetta) successfully landed at Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA).

"The success of this operational test is a milestone in the flight operator re-certification process or AOC before Transnusa resumes operations with a new fleet of aircraft and a number of routes," said Transnusa President Director Bayu Sutanto in a written statement quoted by Antara, Saturday, February 5.

Bayu who is also the Secretary General of the National Airline Association (INACA) said the operational test successfully landed on YIA runway 11 after a 1 hour 25 minute flight from Soekarno-Hatta Airport.

Then the plane successfully took off again to Soekarno-Hatta Airport at 10.20 WIB and landed in Cengkareng at 11.45 WIB.

For information, proving flight is an operational test process to ensure the airline's readiness to operate aircraft on a number of routes being flown and is part of the assessment re-certification process in granting an AOC (Air Operator Certificate) before taking commercial flights.

The operational test this time was led by Capt Rio Charles Martinez who was accompanied by Capt Pindonta Tarigan and his cabin crew, as well as related parties from the Directorate of Aircraft Operation Feasibility (DKPPU) as assessors.

After the operational test from Soekarno-Hatta Airport to Yogyakarta International Airort Airport, operational tests will continue to Kupang Eltari Airport and other airports, namely I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport Denpasar and Juanda International Airport Surabaya.

It is hoped that after carrying out an operational test for 5 days well and after completing the documentation, a new AOC will be issued by the Directorate General of Air Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation so that Transnusa can immediately operate commercial flights with a fleet of 3 Airbus A320 aircraft.