Super Air Jet of Indonesia will be flying soon

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In early May, our “airline startup of the week” was Super Air Jet of Indonesia. The airline, with its connections to the Lion Air Group, has reportedly been approved for its operational license from Indonesia’s transportation ministry. Let’s take a look at the status of this airline and what we can expect moving forward.

Operational license acquired

According to The Deccan Herald, Super Air Jet (SAJ) has been approved for an operational license (otherwise known as an air operators certificate) from Indonesia’s aviation authorities. Commenting on the new airline’s progress, a representative of Indonesia’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a statement:

“With the completion of all stages of certification for SAJ, SAJ is declared to have fulfilled all technical and safety requirements as an Air Operator Certificate holder,” -Novie Riyanto, DGCA via Deccan Herald

With this step in certification now complete, it would appear that the airline has the green light to begin operations.

An Airbus A320 fleet

Unlike other Lion Air Group carriers Lion Air and Malindo Air and their 737-dominant fleets, it looks like Super Air Jet will be an all-Airbus A320 operator. According to Planespotters.net, the airline already has three of A320-200s in its fleet. The registration of these jets are as follows:

  • PK-SAJ
  • PK-SAT
  • PK-SAV

It appears that the jets have been delivered one month at a time, with SAJ arriving in late April, SAT in late May, and SAV in mid-June. It also appears that a fourth jet is soon to arrive at Super Air Jet- another A320 registered as PK-SAW.

All three jets are configured to seat 180 passengers in an all-economy layout and collectively have an average age of roughly nine and a half years. The aircraft have flown for airlines such as IndiGo, TigerAir Australia, and LaudaMotion. According to ch-aviation.com, at least one A320 is on lease from CDB Aviation while another is a lease from Orix Aviation.

Further details are vague

Further details regarding specific destinations and launch date are not yet available. Indeed, the airline has yet to launch its own website.

However, we do know that the carrier’s chief executive, Ari Azhari, said last month, that the airline would be focusing on the domestic and millennial market. Thus we can at least expect a handful of Indonesian cities to be served by the new carrier.

As for the millennial market, the airline’s promotional material seems to confirm this, with flight attendants posing in the airline’s uniform. The cabin crew’s ‘look’ appears to be an edgy beige theme, complete with cargo pants and white sneakers. Former airline Joon and upcoming airline PLAY had similar ‘youthful vibes.’

By Chris Loh

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