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Minister hopes aircraft will use biofuel

Transportation Minister Evert Erenst Mangindaan has expressed hope that aircraft will use biodiesel as fuel, saying ...

RI promotes use of renewable energy for transportation

Indonesia has begun to develop and encourage the use of biofuel for transportation, including aviation, in an effort ...

Year Ender - Indonesia`s Airline Industry Flourishing, Facing Challenges in Airport Capacity

A relatively positive economic growth in the past few years has impacted the national airline business, where the ...

Airport shutdown by district chief is equivalent to aircraft piracy

Aviation observer Alvin Lie attributes the shutdown of Turelelo airport in East Nusa Tenggara, by Ngada District Chief ...

RI urges China, Japan to solve island row through direct parleys

Indonesia hopes that China and Japan communicate directly with each other to solve the conflict surrounding the ...

RI, China`s navy to hold joint military exercise

Indonesia and Chinas Navy personnel will hold a joint exercise in the South China Sea area in an effort to boost ...

China condemns Abe for criticising air defence zone

China has condemned Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for "maliciously slandering" its air defence zone in an ...

Basit Igtet Sets Out Plan To Restore Libya

- Basit Igtet, the Founder of the Independent Libya Foundation and a Special Envoy to the Libyan National Transitional ...

Garuda Indonesia Introduces ATR 72-600 Aircraft to Connect Potential Economic Growth Centers

In line with the airline's efforts to develop and strengthen its flight network, especially in the domestic sector, ...

Garuda orders atr72-600 planes to serve medium cities

Garuda Indonesia has ordered 35 Avions de Transport Regional (ATR) 72-600 planes to serve medium cities. "Garuda ...

Pilots fall asleep on long-haul flight to UK

Two pilots on a British airliner on a long haul flight fell asleep in the cockpit, leaving the packed jet travelling ...

Indonesia and South Korea hold business meeting

The Indonesian delegation, led by Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Hatta Rajasa, held the third meeting of ...

Military plane burts into flames at Mogadishu airport

An Ethiopian military aircraft carrying ammunition crash-landed at Mogadishu`s international airport on Friday, ...

Gorontalo Airport yet to be fully functional

The Ministry of Transportation stated on Friday that the runway of Jalaluddin Airport in Gorontalo has yet to be fully ...

Gasoline consumption to increase 30 pct during Lebaran

State oil and gas company PT Pertamina has predicted that subsidized gasoline consumption will increase by up to 30 ...