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Bamsoet: Two Companies Agree to Build Kertajati Aircraft Maintenance
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Friday, March 4, 2022 10:56 WIBBambang Soesatyo while witnessing the signing of the Cooperation Agreement between PT ACN Aero Teknik and BIJB, at BIJB, Kertajati, Majalengka, Thursday (3/3/22).
NFO NASIONAL- Chairman of the MPR RI and Head of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Law Enforcement, Security and Defense Relations Agency Bambang Soesatyo together with Commissioner of PT Bandara Internasional Jawa Barat (BIJB) Yayat Hidayat and BIJB President Director Muhammad Singgih signed a Head of Agreement between BIJB managers and PT ACN Aero Teknik. Through the cooperation agreement, PT ACN Aero Teknik will build Kertajati Aircraft Maintenance in the BIJB area and Kertajati One Stop Experience Facility at the BIJB terminal.
Develop BIJB to be more alive, as well as provide added economic value, both in opening employment opportunities and other economic multiplier effects, for West Java and Indonesia in general. At the same time, maximizing the various potentials that exist in BIJB so that it does not "delay", because the construction is carried out using public money. So it can't be wasted.
Kertajati Aircraft Maintenance is the first Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) hangar at BIJB. It was built on an area of 9 hectares with an investment of US$10 million or around Rp. 150 billion. The first phase of construction is carried out on an area of 4 hectares this year. The second phase will be continued with an area of 5 ha in 2023. Soil test for the soil bearing capacity test for the construction of phase 1 is being carried out.
It is targeted that construction will be completed in the next eight months. After the construction of phase 1 and phase 2 is completed in 2023, Kertajati Aircraft Maintenance can serve MRO to dozens of aircraft every month," said Bamsoet after witnessing the signing of the Cooperation Agreement between PT ACN Aero Teknik and BIJB, at BIJB, Kertajati, Majalengka, Thursday 3 March 2022.
Also attending were Director General of Civil Aviation Novie Riyanto representing the Minister of Transportation Budi Karya, Group CEO Asia Cargo Network Marco Isaak, Commissioner of PT BIJB Yayat Hidayat, President Director of PT BIJB Muhammad Singgih, Director of PT ACN Aero Teknik Fuad Bafana. Also present were national entrepreneurs from the Metland Group, Hariyanto, who will build a Hajj Dormitory with various facilities on a 50 ha land in the Kertajati International Airport area.
The chairman of the 20th DPR RI explained that the presence of Kertajati Aircraft Maintenance made Indonesia more sovereign in aerospace matters, especially in the MRO field. Currently, around 46 percent of aircraft operating in Indonesia are still carrying out maintenance abroad, such as Malaysia and Singapore. In addition to requiring more expensive financing, it also causes the circulation of money to be abroad. Not enjoyed by Indonesia.
The presence of Kertajati Aircraft Maintenance will make the transformation of Indonesian aviation and aerospace information technology grow rapidly. Opened more than 300 new job opportunities, ranging from professional workers such as engineers to administrative technical workers. “His presence will also give Indonesian aviation and aerospace engineers a place to put their knowledge into practice. So they don't have to work abroad," said Bamsoet, who is also the former chairman of Commission III of the DPR.
The Deputy Chairperson of the Golkar Party also explained that the Asia Cargo Network, which houses PT ACN Aero Teknik, had also made many efforts to revive BIJB. On December 21, 2021, for example, Asia Cargo Airlines and Black Stone Cargo Airline became the first cargo flights to operate at BIJB, after BIJB's operations had stopped due to the Covid-19 pandemic since March 2021.
Until now, there are about two flights per day, consisting of one outgoing flight and one incoming flight, five days a week. So that the total monthly flights reach 40 flights, consisting of 20 outgoing flights and 20 incoming flights, with an average payload of 500 tons per month. "In addition to supporting airport activities, it has also supported airport operations so that workers do not need to be laid off," said the Deputy Chairperson of FKPPI and Deputy Chairperson of Pemuda Pancasila. (*
Bamsoet: Dua Perusahaan Sepakat Bangun Kertajati Aircraft Maintenance
Kehadiran Kertajati Aircraft Maintenance menjadikan Indonesia semakin berdaulat dalam hal kedirgantaraan, khususnya di bidang MRO.
