Kalstar Aviation was an airline based in Serpong, Indonesia. The airline was founded as "Kalstar Tour-Travel Co., Ltd" in Samarinda in December 1993 by Andi Masyhur.
History Masyhur purchased the airline's first aircraft, an ATR 42, nicknamed KSE, in Bungay on 22 September 2008.
Although initially based in Samarinda, he formally began Kalstar Aviation in Serpong. On Kalstar Samarinda's maiden voyage, the airline flew from Samarinda to Tarakan, and later on to Nunukan. The airline grew quickly. By 2010, it had added another two ATR 42s to its fleet.
In 2013, Kalstar Aviation carried over 1 million passengers. All Kalstar Aviation aircraft carry the "bird" livery on the vertical stabiliser, introduced in the late 2008.
Kalstar Aviation launched the airline's mobile application, dubbed KALSTAR Mobile. Passengers can use the application to check flight arrivals and departures, and check in for their flights. The airline also provides in-flight magazine Kalstar.
On September 30, 2017, Kalstar Aviation has been forced to stops all of its flights inline with the letter of Transportation Ministry for not improving its management in technical and finance matters. No timeframe was given for the airline resuming its flights.
Destinations
Indonesia
Java Jakarta, Soekarno Hatta International Airport Bandung, Husein Sastranegara International Airport Surabaya, Juanda International Airport Semarang, Achmad Yani International Airport
Kalimantan Balikpapan, Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Airport Banjarmasin, Syamsudin Noor Airport Berau, Kalimarau Airport Ketapang, Ketapang Airport Kota Baru, Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport Malinau, Robert Atty Bessing Airport Melak, Melalan Airport Nunukan, Nunukan Airport Pangkalan Bun, Iskandar Airport Pontianak, Supadio Airport Putussibau, Pangsuma Airport Samarinda, Temindung Airport (passenger + cargo) Sampit, Sampit Airport Sintang Regency, Sintang Airport Tanjung Selor, Tanjung Harapan Airport Tarakan, Juwata International Airport
Nusa Tenggara Denpasar Ngurah Rai International Airport Maumere Frans Seda Airport Kupang El Tari Airport Ende H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport
Fleet Throughout operations, Kalstar Aviation fleet consists of the following aircraft:
+ KalStar Aviation fleetAircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotesATR 42-300220082017ATR 42-320120102017ATR 42-500120152017ATR 72-500220142017ATR 72-600320132017Boeing 737-300120132016Boeing 737-500220112015Embraer ERJ-190LR120152017Embraer ERJ-195LR220152017One was written off.
Accidents and incidents On December 21, 2015, Embraer 195LR registered PK-KDC overshot the runway at Kupang Airport while performing duty as KD678 from Ende to Kupang. Everyone on board survived the incident. On 16 April 2016, ATR 72-500 PK-KSC of Kalstar Aviation flight KD931 was climbing from Banjarmasin to Kotabaru when the crew reported a fire indication in the number 1 engine. The plane returned and landed at Banjarmasin about 15 minutes later. The aircraft stopped on the runway and was evacuated. There were no injuries. Indonesia's Ministry of Transportation confirmed the aircraft suffered an engine fire indication, and the engine was shut down.
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References
External links
Kalstar Aviation Cargo