Sriwijaya Air

Sriwijaya Air is an Indonesian airline headquartered and based at Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten.[2] It began its operations on 10 November 2003, and flies scheduled and chartered services on domestic routes within Indonesia as well as international routes to neighbouring countries. The airline's slogan is Your Flying Partner.[3]

Sriwijaya Air is rated as a 3-Star Airline by Skytrax.[4]

History

Founding (2003)

Sriwijaya Air was founded in 2003 by Chandra Lie, Hendry Lie, Andi Halim, and Fandy Lingga, who named it after the historical Srivijaya empire. On 28 April 2003, it obtained its business license, while the AOC (Air Operator's Certificate) was issued later that year on 28 October.

Cooperation with Garuda Indonesia (2018–2019)

On 9 November 2018, Garuda Indonesia, through its subsidiary Citilink, took over operations as well as financial management of Sriwijaya Air with a Cooperation Agreement (KSO) mutually agreed upon by both airlines. The cooperation agreement had intended to rehabilitate and improve Sriwijaya Air's financial and operational performance and efficiency after significant losses the year prior. Under the agreement, both Sriwijaya Air and NAM Air would be operated as subsidiaries of Garuda Indonesia.[26][27] The agreement between the two parties had also reportedly revolved around Sriwijaya Air's inability to fulfil obligations to pay its debt to GMF Aero Asia, Garuda Indonesia's aircraft maintenance subsidiary.[28]

On 24 September 2019, the agreement broke down when GMF AeroAsia (Gaurda's MRO) declined Sriwijaya aircraft maintenance services and removed engines and parts from Sriwijaya Air aircraft due to the latter's inability to pay its debt to the former.[28] The dispute caused Sriwijaya to announce mass cancellations of its flights and triggered a lawsuit from Citilink over the debt.[29] The agreement came back into force on 1 October after the two parties resolved their disputes. The reconciliation proved to be short-lived when the Cooperation Agreement (KSO) between Garuda Indonesia and Sriwijaya Air was ultimately terminated on November 8, 2019. Garuda Indonesia alleged Sriwijaya's inability to pay its leasing dues to aircraft lessors and an outstanding debt amounting to Rp 2.02 trillion to Indonesian state-owned enterprises (including Garuda and its subsidiaries) to have marked the collapse of the agreement.[28] The severance of the agreement triggered safety concerns from the Indonesian Directorate General of Civil Aviation which announced aircraft airworthiness inspections amid the concerns.[30] Following the split, the Sriwijaya Air Group announced agreements new contractors for ground and maintenance services unrelated to Garuda Indonesia.[31]

Accidents and incidents

27 August 2008: Flight 062, a Boeing 737-200 (registered as PK-CJG) overran the runway at Sultan Thaha Airport, Jambi. There were 26 injuries and one fatality. The deceased was a farmer who was with his family in a hut sheltering from rain when it was struck by the plane.[76][77]

20 December 2011: Flight 230, a Boeing 737-300 (registered as PK-CKM) was on encountered windshear on final approach and after touchdown veered off the runway while landing at Adisutjipto Airport, Yogyakarta. The aircraft managed to touch down, but could not stop in time. The aircraft came to a stop 25 meters past the runway end. The right main landing gear and nose gear collapsed, causing the right engine and wing to become substantially damaged. There were no fatalities and two passengers received minor injuries during the evacuation. The aircraft was written off and stored near a road in Bali.[78]

1 June 2012: Flight 188, a Boeing 737-400 (registered as PK-CJV), operating a domestic flight from Jakarta to Pontianak veered off runway 15 during landing at Supadio International Airport in heavy rain. The aircraft, after aquaplaning on the drenched runway, came to stop left of the tarmac on soft ground on its belly (the nose gear collapsed and the main landing gear sank into the soft soil) and received substantial damage. No injuries occurred, the airport was temporarily closed as its single runway was blocked by the accident. On 2 June the aircraft was removed from the runway by the use of heavy cranes and the airport reopened for normal traffic.[79]

13 October 2012: Flight 21, a Boeing 737-300 (registered as PK-CJT), was en route from Polonia International Airport, Medan, North Sumatra to Minangkabau International Airport, Padang, West Sumatra accidentally landed at Tabing Air Force Base, some 7 miles (12 km) away. None of the 96 passengers and 4 crew were injured. The pilot and co-pilot were suspended and subsequently questioned by the NTSC.[80][81]

9 January 2021: Flight 182, a Boeing 737-500 (registered as PK-CLC) crashed near Laki Island, shortly after taking off from Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta Airport, killing all 62 people on board.[82] The flight was bound for Pontianak Supadio Airport. The cause of the incident was found to be a faulty engine auto-throttle system that was not properly maintained by the airline, and pilot error in failing to properly monitor asymmetrical thrust conditions.[83]

airline	Sriwijaya Air
iata	SJ
icao	SJY
callsign	SRIWIJAYA
founded	November 7, 2002‡R1R‡
commenced	November 10, 2003
headquarters	Tangerang, Indonesia
key people	Jeferson I. Jauwena, Direktur Utama Chandra Lie, Presiden Komisaris
founders	Chandra Lie Hendry Lie Andi Halim Fandy Lingga
bases	Makassar Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
subsidiaries	NAM Air
fleet size	9
destinations	15
website	www.sriwijayaair.co.id
num employees	500

History

Founding (2003)

Growth (2007–2012)

Full-service ambitions and expansion (2012–2017)

Cooperation with Garuda Indonesia (2018–2019)

COVID-19 pandemic and financial difficulties (2021–present)

Subsidiaries

Destinations

Fleet

Current fleet

Registration of Sriwijaya Air aircraft

Former fleet

Registration of Sriwijaya Air former aircraft

Accidents and incidents

See also

External links

References