Saturday, October 5, 2013

Wings Abadi Air

Wings Abadi Air

Wings Abadi Air
Wings Abadi Airlines, usually shortened to Wings Air, is a scheduled commuter passenger airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia, operating out of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. The company was established as a wholly owned subsidiary of Lion Air and started operations on 10 July 2003.
Wings Abadi AirOn 15 November 2009, Wings Air announced that they had signed a deal with ATR worth 600 million USD. The deal involved an order for 15 ATR 72-500 aircraft with a further 15 options for ATR's new ATR 72-600 aircraft. The new aircraft being required to replace the airline's aging McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft. The 1st 3 ATR 72-500's were delivered in January 2010 and were inaugurated at a ceremony in the tourist and diving destination of Manado. The delivery of these aircraft follows the signature, last year, of a contract for the purchase of 15 ATR 72-500s, plus options for 15 ATR 72-600s, valued at some US $ 600 million, options included. The aircraft, configured with 72 seats and powered with Pratt & Whitney 127M engines have modern avionics and navigation technologies.
On 25 February 2011 Lion Air signed an order for 15 new ATR 72-500s for the Wings Air fleet. When delivered these aircraft will bring to 30 the total fleet of ATRs operated by Wings Air. ATR and Lion Air had previously inked a contract in 2009 for the purchase of 15 ATR 72-500s and options for 15 additional aircraft. The deal announced in February 2011 represented the conversion of all 15 options Six 72-500s were delivered during 2010.
Wings Abadi Air is currently banned from operating in European airspace. The ban was imposed by the European Commission in consultation with member states' aviation authorities after Wings Abadi Air was found unsafe to conduct operations anywhere in European airspace.

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