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N-219: Propelling Indonesia’s
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In a busy assembly hangar of PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) stands a new light transport airplane. Dozens of men in blue overalls walk back and forth under the arched roof, carrying out different tasks to restore Indonesia’s aerospace industry to its former glory.
by Marguerite Afra Sapiie
The movement of the engineers gravitates toward the aircraft, a white, twin-engine, 19-seater commuter airplane code-named N-219. “N” stands for Nusantara (Archipelago).
Twenty-one years after the historic first flight of the N-250 on Aug. 10, 1995, Indonesia finally has another homegrown airplane, designed and built by the nation’s own people.
Budi Sampurno, the project manager for the N-219, walked The Jakarta Post team members across the white, painted floor in the hangar of state-owned aerospace company DI in Bandung, West Java. As they approached the plane from the front, all eyes were captivated by the object of pride for Indonesia’s aerospace industry, measuring 20 meters in wingspan.
Budi looked at the aircraft as if it was his own child. The N-219 stood in a blue steel construction called an aircraft jig, where workers attach components to a plane. “We use local vendors to supply 80 percent of the jig and other manufacturing tools,” Budi, who is in his late 60s, said proudly. “The N-219 is a national program, so we want to involve local industries as much as we can.”
While its predecessor, N-250, was a state-of-the-art aircraft at the time, the N-219 was designed to fit its purpose: to serve remote areas and connect the vast archipelago, as mandated by Indonesia’s founding fathers. Although the company has recorded many achievements, N-219 is considered DI’s first giant leap since the development of the N-250 by PT Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN), DI’s former name.
“The N-219 is a breakthrough that will help DI rise again,” Budi said.
Graduated from Gadjah Mada University (UGM) and the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) and specializing in structure design engineering, Budi has led a team of 350 engineers to develop the N-219 since 2011. Although most of the team members are men, 20 percent are women.
After massive layoffs in 2003, when the company dismissed 6,600 of its 9,600 workers, the company lacked skillful engineers to build the N-219 in 2011. For the project, it recruited almost 100 young graduates from universities across Indonesia, including ITB, Brawijaya University in Malang, East Java, UGM in Yogyakarta, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS) in Surabaya as well as North Sumatera University (USU) in Medan. (The Jakarta Post/ I.G. Dharma J.S)
DI also brought back at least 25 retired engineers, who in the process of developing the aircraft are accompanied by three to four young engineers. This way, the youngsters are expected to foster their skills and accumulate experience before they take over the development of the aerospace industry.
The team is divided into specific tasks: structure and system analysis, design department, flight physic analysis and flight test analysis. Most of the team, up to 200 of 350 engineers, are involved in the structure and system analysis and design department.
The project, which used less than US$100 million, is sponsored by the State-Owned Enterprises Ministry, the Research, Technology and Higher Education Ministry as well as the National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN).
Moving forward despite tough times
The plan to commercially produce the N-250 was canceled due to the Asian economic crisis in 1997. Inspired by the vision of former vice president and third president Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie, IPTN’s N-250 aimed to connect all cities and remote areas in Indonesia.
Under the fourth president, Abdurrahman Wahid, IPTN was reborn into Dirgantara Indonesia in 2000. Instead of striving to develop another N-250, DI decided to become a business-oriented company. It went through a long restructuring phase, which included the massive layoffs.
In desperate times, in early 2000, DI had to accept an order to produce cooking pan molds. Some of the employees still look back at that time with bitterness. In 2007, a court declared DI bankrupt.
However, the company continued to receive orders from global aerospace companies. Some of the achievements included forming joint ventures with British Aerospace to produce Airbus A380 wing parts, with Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) to produce Super Puma helicopter tails, and with Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) aka Airbus Military (now Airbus Defense and Space) to develop the CN-235. The medium-range twin-engine transport aircraft attracted a bulk of orders from countries around the world.
But DI had bigger dreams.
With the CASA C-212 Aviocar as its benchmark, DI enlisted help from the Industry Ministry in 2011 to complete a prototype
for Indonesia’s very own short-takeoff-and-landing (STOL) aircraft N-219. It closely collaborated with LAPAN in designing the aircraft’s materials and components. (Indonesian Aerospace)
Its small yet efficient size makes the N-219 useful not only as a passenger aircraft, but also for military and cargo transportation, medical evacuation, as well as surveillance and maritime patrolling.
Since 2014, the development has received official funding from the state budget. Initially scheduled to carry out its first flight this month, DI delayed the date due to technicalities with the certification process.
The maiden flight is now planned for November, when DI plans to fly two N-219 aircraft, piloted by four senior pilots: Esther Gayatri Saleh, QA Supriyadi, Adibudi Atmoko and Novirsta M. Rusli.
As of April 2016, DI is reported to have spent around Rp 500 billion (US$38 million) on the N-219 aircraft production and certification.
The latter is expected to conclude in 2017. (The Jakarta Post/ Wienda Parwitasari)
During the rollout in December 2015, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo reaffirmed his administration’s full support for the propeller plane’s development in a speech delivered by then-Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, who represented Jokowi at the ceremony.
“The President would like to see the nation hold competitive value as the ASEAN economic community develops,” Luhut said.
Connecting the archipelago
A few years after the declaration of Independence in 1945, the nascent nation of Indonesia envisioned connecting the vast archipelago using airplanes and ships. First president Sukarno in 1950 sent a batch of young Indonesians abroad to study aerospace and maritime technology. Among the fourth batch in 1954 was Habibie, a brilliant young man who later followed in the steps of his predecessor in aerospace technology: Nurtanio Pringgoadisuryo.
Nurtanio Pringgoadisuryo (left) and Wiweko Soepono (right), were Indonesia’s aerospace industry pioneers. But it was Nurtanio, who died while flying a used Super Aero he had modified in 1966, who became known as the father of the national aerospace industry. (photo: tni-au.mil.id)
In 1976, Indonesia established IPTN, at the time the “N” stood for Nurtanio, not Nusantara. Habibie was the first president director of IPTN. He was sent abroad along with the young people who were expected to connect the archipelago using either airplanes or ships. Thus, Habibie’s N-250 was designed for connecting the 17,000 islands of the archipelago.
That vision continued with the N-219.
“Our main target is to produce the most suitable aircraft for Indonesia’s remote regions,” said DI’s director of technology and development, Andi Alihsjahbana.
“What makes the N-219 different is its design, which we have specifically developed to fulfill the country’s needs. It is to be used particularly for transportation in remote regions and small islands. Indonesia needs a great number of this kind of aircraft,” said Andi, who studied mechanical engineering at ITB, Purdue University and Pennsylvania State University.
“It is not that easy. We haven’t developed any new aircraft since the N-250, and we have to start a new one from scratch. It needs some time to rejuvenate, to start thinking and be innovative,” Andi laughed a bit as he spoke.
Some local companies have been ordered to build components that were usually imported, such as landing gears, rubber components and tooling. DI strives to keep the local content for the N-219 aircraft above 60 percent. Other important components, such as the engine and the avionic system, are still imported from Canada and the US, respectively.
Said to have a bigger cabin yet come at a lower price (US$5 million) than its competitor, the $8 million Twin Otter, the N-219 has captured the eyes of many.
DI received nearly 200 letters of intent from a number of local administrations, such as Aceh and Papua, as well as local airlines, including Lion Air, Kartika Air and Nusantara Buana Air. In the international market, some African and Southeast Asian countries are considering to purchase the aircraft.
“We are very confident that our airplane can compete internationally,” Andi said.
Dreams of the future
While the future of Indonesia’s aerospace industry looks promising given the N-219’s market potential, former Indonesian Air Force chief of staff Chappy Hakim said the company’s production track record had yet to show a robust performance.
DI’s backbone has been the CN-235, the medium-range twin-engine transport aircraft produced in a joint venture between DI and CASA, now Airbus Defense and Space, a division of European company Airbus Group. Chappy said that even with its trademark work for the CN-235, DI had yet to show consistency in its production capacity.
The CN-235’s inconsistent production, he said, was the main reason why the company’s growth remained slow.
A Presidential Airways Casa CN-235-10 with 53rd Movement Control Battalion (Echelons Above Corps) is parked on the flight line on Dover Air Force Base, Del., March 30, 2009, as it receives maintenance. The aircraft is used to move passengers, palettes and mail. It can carry twice as much as the Casa C-212 Aviocar aircraft and requires three crew members on all missions. (U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Cody A. Thompson)
However, the aviation expert remained optimistic. If DI focused on further developing the N-219, it could easily enter international markets, Southeast Asia in particular, since air transportation facilities in the region often could not accommodate bigger aircraft.
As part of the requirements for obtaining certification from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) at the Transportation Ministry, the N-219 is scheduled to take a wing structure test on Aug. 10, where the aircraft must prove its ability to carry up to 3.3 tons of passengers and cargo, 500 kilograms more than its competitor, the Canadian STOL Twin-Otter, can hold.
The company aims for the N-219 to obtain the DGCA’s airworthiness certificate to enter flight operations in August 2017. It would enter commercial production in early 2017. The company is expected to produce six aircraft in the first year. Once orders reach 40 units, it aims to increase its manufacturing capacity to 12 units per year. Delivery to the first customers is targeted for 2018.
“If we can produce the N-219 in great numbers, I believe it can strongly propel the aviation industry, air transportation infrastructure as well as economic growth,” Chappy said.
“I am optimistic, always,” Chappy said, smiling. “Indonesia has the potential to lead in the global market, if we do it right.”
After N-219 production has been completed, two further aircraft are scheduled for development; the N-245 with a 50 passenger seating capacity and the N-270 with a 70 passenger seating capacity. (Indonesian Aerospace)
The N-219 might not be as sophisticated as the N-250. But it was designed to realize the dream of Indonesia’s founding fathers: to develop the nation by connecting the archipelago using planes from the country’s own aerospace industry.
That dream echoes through generations, and many believe it is time to turn it into reality – including Afrizal, the 30 year-old task leader for propulsion system analysis in the N-219 project. The bachelor of aerospace engineering from ITB said his vision of constructing an airplane lived on as he took part in the development of the aircraft.
Like the moon orbiting the earth, the N-219’s design also revolved around the conditions of Indonesia, Afrizal said.
“I am sure that the N-219 has the right features to build air bridges in Indonesia,” Afrizal said with a palpable sense of hope in his voice.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/longf...propelling-indonesias-aerospace-industry.html
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In a busy assembly hangar of PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) stands a new light transport airplane. Dozens of men in blue overalls walk back and forth under the arched roof, carrying out different tasks to restore Indonesia’s aerospace industry to its former glory.
by Marguerite Afra Sapiie
The movement of the engineers gravitates toward the aircraft, a white, twin-engine, 19-seater commuter airplane code-named N-219. “N” stands for Nusantara (Archipelago).
Twenty-one years after the historic first flight of the N-250 on Aug. 10, 1995, Indonesia finally has another homegrown airplane, designed and built by the nation’s own people.
Budi Sampurno, the project manager for the N-219, walked The Jakarta Post team members across the white, painted floor in the hangar of state-owned aerospace company DI in Bandung, West Java. As they approached the plane from the front, all eyes were captivated by the object of pride for Indonesia’s aerospace industry, measuring 20 meters in wingspan.
Budi looked at the aircraft as if it was his own child. The N-219 stood in a blue steel construction called an aircraft jig, where workers attach components to a plane. “We use local vendors to supply 80 percent of the jig and other manufacturing tools,” Budi, who is in his late 60s, said proudly. “The N-219 is a national program, so we want to involve local industries as much as we can.”
While its predecessor, N-250, was a state-of-the-art aircraft at the time, the N-219 was designed to fit its purpose: to serve remote areas and connect the vast archipelago, as mandated by Indonesia’s founding fathers. Although the company has recorded many achievements, N-219 is considered DI’s first giant leap since the development of the N-250 by PT Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN), DI’s former name.
“The N-219 is a breakthrough that will help DI rise again,” Budi said.
Graduated from Gadjah Mada University (UGM) and the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) and specializing in structure design engineering, Budi has led a team of 350 engineers to develop the N-219 since 2011. Although most of the team members are men, 20 percent are women.
DI also brought back at least 25 retired engineers, who in the process of developing the aircraft are accompanied by three to four young engineers. This way, the youngsters are expected to foster their skills and accumulate experience before they take over the development of the aerospace industry.
The team is divided into specific tasks: structure and system analysis, design department, flight physic analysis and flight test analysis. Most of the team, up to 200 of 350 engineers, are involved in the structure and system analysis and design department.
The project, which used less than US$100 million, is sponsored by the State-Owned Enterprises Ministry, the Research, Technology and Higher Education Ministry as well as the National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN).
Moving forward despite tough times
The plan to commercially produce the N-250 was canceled due to the Asian economic crisis in 1997. Inspired by the vision of former vice president and third president Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie, IPTN’s N-250 aimed to connect all cities and remote areas in Indonesia.
Under the fourth president, Abdurrahman Wahid, IPTN was reborn into Dirgantara Indonesia in 2000. Instead of striving to develop another N-250, DI decided to become a business-oriented company. It went through a long restructuring phase, which included the massive layoffs.
In desperate times, in early 2000, DI had to accept an order to produce cooking pan molds. Some of the employees still look back at that time with bitterness. In 2007, a court declared DI bankrupt.
However, the company continued to receive orders from global aerospace companies. Some of the achievements included forming joint ventures with British Aerospace to produce Airbus A380 wing parts, with Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) to produce Super Puma helicopter tails, and with Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) aka Airbus Military (now Airbus Defense and Space) to develop the CN-235. The medium-range twin-engine transport aircraft attracted a bulk of orders from countries around the world.
But DI had bigger dreams.
for Indonesia’s very own short-takeoff-and-landing (STOL) aircraft N-219. It closely collaborated with LAPAN in designing the aircraft’s materials and components. (Indonesian Aerospace)
Its small yet efficient size makes the N-219 useful not only as a passenger aircraft, but also for military and cargo transportation, medical evacuation, as well as surveillance and maritime patrolling.
Since 2014, the development has received official funding from the state budget. Initially scheduled to carry out its first flight this month, DI delayed the date due to technicalities with the certification process.
The maiden flight is now planned for November, when DI plans to fly two N-219 aircraft, piloted by four senior pilots: Esther Gayatri Saleh, QA Supriyadi, Adibudi Atmoko and Novirsta M. Rusli.
The latter is expected to conclude in 2017. (The Jakarta Post/ Wienda Parwitasari)
During the rollout in December 2015, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo reaffirmed his administration’s full support for the propeller plane’s development in a speech delivered by then-Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, who represented Jokowi at the ceremony.
“The President would like to see the nation hold competitive value as the ASEAN economic community develops,” Luhut said.
Connecting the archipelago
A few years after the declaration of Independence in 1945, the nascent nation of Indonesia envisioned connecting the vast archipelago using airplanes and ships. First president Sukarno in 1950 sent a batch of young Indonesians abroad to study aerospace and maritime technology. Among the fourth batch in 1954 was Habibie, a brilliant young man who later followed in the steps of his predecessor in aerospace technology: Nurtanio Pringgoadisuryo.
In 1976, Indonesia established IPTN, at the time the “N” stood for Nurtanio, not Nusantara. Habibie was the first president director of IPTN. He was sent abroad along with the young people who were expected to connect the archipelago using either airplanes or ships. Thus, Habibie’s N-250 was designed for connecting the 17,000 islands of the archipelago.
That vision continued with the N-219.
“Our main target is to produce the most suitable aircraft for Indonesia’s remote regions,” said DI’s director of technology and development, Andi Alihsjahbana.
“What makes the N-219 different is its design, which we have specifically developed to fulfill the country’s needs. It is to be used particularly for transportation in remote regions and small islands. Indonesia needs a great number of this kind of aircraft,” said Andi, who studied mechanical engineering at ITB, Purdue University and Pennsylvania State University.
“It is not that easy. We haven’t developed any new aircraft since the N-250, and we have to start a new one from scratch. It needs some time to rejuvenate, to start thinking and be innovative,” Andi laughed a bit as he spoke.
Some local companies have been ordered to build components that were usually imported, such as landing gears, rubber components and tooling. DI strives to keep the local content for the N-219 aircraft above 60 percent. Other important components, such as the engine and the avionic system, are still imported from Canada and the US, respectively.
Said to have a bigger cabin yet come at a lower price (US$5 million) than its competitor, the $8 million Twin Otter, the N-219 has captured the eyes of many.
DI received nearly 200 letters of intent from a number of local administrations, such as Aceh and Papua, as well as local airlines, including Lion Air, Kartika Air and Nusantara Buana Air. In the international market, some African and Southeast Asian countries are considering to purchase the aircraft.
“We are very confident that our airplane can compete internationally,” Andi said.
Dreams of the future
While the future of Indonesia’s aerospace industry looks promising given the N-219’s market potential, former Indonesian Air Force chief of staff Chappy Hakim said the company’s production track record had yet to show a robust performance.
DI’s backbone has been the CN-235, the medium-range twin-engine transport aircraft produced in a joint venture between DI and CASA, now Airbus Defense and Space, a division of European company Airbus Group. Chappy said that even with its trademark work for the CN-235, DI had yet to show consistency in its production capacity.
The CN-235’s inconsistent production, he said, was the main reason why the company’s growth remained slow.
However, the aviation expert remained optimistic. If DI focused on further developing the N-219, it could easily enter international markets, Southeast Asia in particular, since air transportation facilities in the region often could not accommodate bigger aircraft.
As part of the requirements for obtaining certification from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) at the Transportation Ministry, the N-219 is scheduled to take a wing structure test on Aug. 10, where the aircraft must prove its ability to carry up to 3.3 tons of passengers and cargo, 500 kilograms more than its competitor, the Canadian STOL Twin-Otter, can hold.
The company aims for the N-219 to obtain the DGCA’s airworthiness certificate to enter flight operations in August 2017. It would enter commercial production in early 2017. The company is expected to produce six aircraft in the first year. Once orders reach 40 units, it aims to increase its manufacturing capacity to 12 units per year. Delivery to the first customers is targeted for 2018.
“If we can produce the N-219 in great numbers, I believe it can strongly propel the aviation industry, air transportation infrastructure as well as economic growth,” Chappy said.
“I am optimistic, always,” Chappy said, smiling. “Indonesia has the potential to lead in the global market, if we do it right.”
The N-219 might not be as sophisticated as the N-250. But it was designed to realize the dream of Indonesia’s founding fathers: to develop the nation by connecting the archipelago using planes from the country’s own aerospace industry.
That dream echoes through generations, and many believe it is time to turn it into reality – including Afrizal, the 30 year-old task leader for propulsion system analysis in the N-219 project. The bachelor of aerospace engineering from ITB said his vision of constructing an airplane lived on as he took part in the development of the aircraft.
Like the moon orbiting the earth, the N-219’s design also revolved around the conditions of Indonesia, Afrizal said.
“I am sure that the N-219 has the right features to build air bridges in Indonesia,” Afrizal said with a palpable sense of hope in his voice.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/longf...propelling-indonesias-aerospace-industry.html
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PT Dirgantara Indonesia is now ready for mass production of Wulung UAV after getting (military) certification from Military Airworthiness Authority (MAA) on April 2016.
Wulung sounds like chinese name, does it have something to do with China like technology help?
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wulung (javanese word) is an eagle
edit: it might refer to another species of birds... but i'm pretty sure it's an eagle.
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Indonesia Aerospace will relocate factory from Bandung to Majalengka in next 2-3 Years.
http://bandung.bisnis.com/read/2016...rintah-pak-presiden-pt-di-pindah-ke-kertajati
PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) berencana memindahkan pabrik pesawat terbang ke kawasan aerocity Kertajati, Majalengka.
Dirut PTDI Budi Santoso mengatakan rencana kepindahan ini merupakan permintaan Presiden Joko Widodo (Jokowi) pada pihaknya dalam dua kali kesempatan berbeda. Presiden menilai pabrik pesawat terbang tak layak menempati lokasi saat ini yang terbatas.
"Pertemuan kami dengan presiden, ditanyatakan PT DI berapa luasannya? 50 ha. Masa produksi kapal terbang segitu . Ga maju-maju. Akhirnya pak presiden minta di Kertajati," katanya usai bertemu Gubernur Jabar Ahmad Heryawan di Gedung Sate, Bandung, Kamis (18/6/2016).
http://bandung.bisnis.com/read/2016...rintah-pak-presiden-pt-di-pindah-ke-kertajati
PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) berencana memindahkan pabrik pesawat terbang ke kawasan aerocity Kertajati, Majalengka.
Dirut PTDI Budi Santoso mengatakan rencana kepindahan ini merupakan permintaan Presiden Joko Widodo (Jokowi) pada pihaknya dalam dua kali kesempatan berbeda. Presiden menilai pabrik pesawat terbang tak layak menempati lokasi saat ini yang terbatas.
"Pertemuan kami dengan presiden, ditanyatakan PT DI berapa luasannya? 50 ha. Masa produksi kapal terbang segitu . Ga maju-maju. Akhirnya pak presiden minta di Kertajati," katanya usai bertemu Gubernur Jabar Ahmad Heryawan di Gedung Sate, Bandung, Kamis (18/6/2016).
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PTDI / IAe can raise a lot of money for capital by selling their facilities in bandung. Im sure a lot of big developers will offer fantastic price for that land since the location is very strategic and its very near from the city center.
According to Wiki Indonesian Aerospace covers an area of 86.98 hectares + 145 hectares Husein Sastranegara International Airport.
With that huge size of a land a new well planned business district / city like SCBD can be build in bandung to increase its economy.
According to Wiki Indonesian Aerospace covers an area of 86.98 hectares + 145 hectares Husein Sastranegara International Airport.
With that huge size of a land a new well planned business district / city like SCBD can be build in bandung to increase its economy.
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this new factory in Kertajati Airport for civilian Aircraft like N 219 and our new brand N 245. for military aircraft division, Indonesia Aerospace like IF-x or CN 235 still in Bandung... So we should to built modern facility like another big player like MRJ or ATR... IMHO
"Di sini untuk pembuatan alutsista (alat utama sistem senjata), pesawat tempur tetap di Bandung. Sedangkan untuk komersil di sana," kata Direktur PT DI Budi Santoso, di Gedung Sate, Kota Bandung, Kamis (18/8). http://bandung.merdeka.com/halo-ban...i-alutsista-tetap-ada-di-bandung-160818l.html
Like one of African Aerospace Industry interest to get licence and built N 219 for African Market...
I think the country is Egypt or south Africa...
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this new factory in Kertajati Airport for civilian Aircraft like N 219 and our new brand N 245. for military aircraft division, Indonesia Aerospace like IF-x or CN 235 still in Bandung... So we should to built modern facility like another big player like MRJ or ATR... IMHO
"Di sini untuk pembuatan alutsista (alat utama sistem senjata), pesawat tempur tetap di Bandung. Sedangkan untuk komersil di sana," kata Direktur PT DI Budi Santoso, di Gedung Sate, Kota Bandung, Kamis (18/8). http://bandung.merdeka.com/halo-ban...i-alutsista-tetap-ada-di-bandung-160818l.html
Like one of African Aerospace Industry interest to get licence and built N 219 for African Market...
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Interesting. So this is more like an expansion project instead of relocation?
Well i wish the govt will pour more capital into IAe so it can develop and expand its business bigger, stronger and faster.
I think Denel can be a good partner in S. Africa and we also need to create a financial institution like Japan's Bank for International Cooperation to support the export of our products from IAe, Pindad, PT PAL etc
Hmmm…
But there is also this statement in that same article from Merdeka.com that kinda give a signal that they will move the whole facility to Kertajati.
"Kita setelah Kertajati berdiri baru (pindah). Lahan diamankan dulu. Nanti secara bertahap pindah. Sedangkan di sini (Bandung) dikembalikan pada negara," ujarnya.
Once Kertajati is established IAe will relocate to Kertajati. Relocation will be in phases. While "Bandung" will be returned to the negara.
Now I’m a little bit confused. Maybe the journalist got it wrongly?
Anyways happy friday! Finally besok udah weekend hahaha
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Indonesia Aerospace Industry to build 300 hectares manufacturing facility in Majalengka.. (Six times bigger than current facility in Bandung)
"Kita memastikan ketersediaan lahan untuk PT DI di Kertajati. Luas total aero city Kertajati sendiri mencapai 3.600 hektare. Jadi, kalau dikurangi 250 hingga 300 hektare untuk PT DI, masih tersisa banyak," katanya di Bandung, Jawa Barat, Kamis.
Presiden Jokowi menginstruksikan kantor PT Dirgantara Indonesia (Persero) yang saat ini berada di Jalan Pajajaran Nomor 154 Kota Bandung akan pindah ke kawasan aero city Bandara Internasional Jawa Barat Kertajati, Kabupaten Majalengka, Jawa Barat.
http://www.antaranews.com/berita/579434/pt-di-tempati-lahan-300-hektare-majalengka
"Kita memastikan ketersediaan lahan untuk PT DI di Kertajati. Luas total aero city Kertajati sendiri mencapai 3.600 hektare. Jadi, kalau dikurangi 250 hingga 300 hektare untuk PT DI, masih tersisa banyak," katanya di Bandung, Jawa Barat, Kamis.
Presiden Jokowi menginstruksikan kantor PT Dirgantara Indonesia (Persero) yang saat ini berada di Jalan Pajajaran Nomor 154 Kota Bandung akan pindah ke kawasan aero city Bandara Internasional Jawa Barat Kertajati, Kabupaten Majalengka, Jawa Barat.
http://www.antaranews.com/berita/579434/pt-di-tempati-lahan-300-hektare-majalengka
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Antoher article from Kompas
“PT DI will relocate to Kertajati Majalengka, as demanded by the President“
Atas Permintaan Jokowi, PT DI Bakal Pindah ke Kertajati Majalengka
Kamis, 18 Agustus 2016 | 15:43 WIB
Reska K. Nistanto/KOMPAS.com
Full article:
http://regional.kompas.com/read/201...wi.pt.di.bakal.pindah.ke.kertajati.majalengka
Excerpt:
“Sementara kantor PT DI di Bandung akan dikembalikan pada negara. Namun bisa jadi gedung tersebut akan digunakan untuk penyimpanan alat utama sistem pertahanan (alutsista). Karena pihaknya berencana membuat pesawat tempur.”
Sounds like the plan is to move all manufacturing process to Kertajati Majalengka and Bandung may be utlizied only for storage of major defense equipments. Since they will be manufacturing fighter jets.
Information on New Airport and City Project in Kertajati Majalengka, West Java Province
(From Indonesia Skyscrapers Forum SSC)
“PT DI will relocate to Kertajati Majalengka, as demanded by the President“
Atas Permintaan Jokowi, PT DI Bakal Pindah ke Kertajati Majalengka
Kamis, 18 Agustus 2016 | 15:43 WIB
Reska K. Nistanto/KOMPAS.com
Full article:
http://regional.kompas.com/read/201...wi.pt.di.bakal.pindah.ke.kertajati.majalengka
Excerpt:
“Sementara kantor PT DI di Bandung akan dikembalikan pada negara. Namun bisa jadi gedung tersebut akan digunakan untuk penyimpanan alat utama sistem pertahanan (alutsista). Karena pihaknya berencana membuat pesawat tempur.”
Sounds like the plan is to move all manufacturing process to Kertajati Majalengka and Bandung may be utlizied only for storage of major defense equipments. Since they will be manufacturing fighter jets.
Information on New Airport and City Project in Kertajati Majalengka, West Java Province
(From Indonesia Skyscrapers Forum SSC)
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that article mean...the land + the unmoved assets. because PTDi is state owned company.
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Indonesia's PTDI to expand in new facility
Jon Grevatt, Bangkok - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
19 August 2016
Indonesia's state-owned aerospace manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) plans to move its production facilities in order to position itself for an anticipated expansion in orders, the company's president, Budi Santoso, announced on 18 August.
According to Santoso, a new facility, measuring up to 300 hectares, will be built on land surrounding Indonesia's new international airport, which is currently under construction in Kertajati, West Java, and is scheduled to open in 2017.
Santoso said that the capacity of PTDI's existing 50-hectare facility in Bandung, West Java, is "already too full". He added that the company's expansion in Kertajati has already received government approval, and that the new facility is expected to be operational by 2019.
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Jon Grevatt, Bangkok - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
19 August 2016
Indonesia's state-owned aerospace manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) plans to move its production facilities in order to position itself for an anticipated expansion in orders, the company's president, Budi Santoso, announced on 18 August.
According to Santoso, a new facility, measuring up to 300 hectares, will be built on land surrounding Indonesia's new international airport, which is currently under construction in Kertajati, West Java, and is scheduled to open in 2017.
Santoso said that the capacity of PTDI's existing 50-hectare facility in Bandung, West Java, is "already too full". He added that the company's expansion in Kertajati has already received government approval, and that the new facility is expected to be operational by 2019.
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But who is Indonesia going to sell to? USA? Does the Indonesians think USA will ever issued them planes with FAA certification?
China the biggest market will be an obstaclesvas these plane will have to comply with their CAA whose standard was raised higher than those of the FAA on purpose to force the local manufacturers to pursue higher standard.
China the biggest market will be an obstaclesvas these plane will have to comply with their CAA whose standard was raised higher than those of the FAA on purpose to force the local manufacturers to pursue higher standard.
