PT Dirgantara Indonesia and PT Ragio Aviasi Industri will work together to manufacture commercial aircraft such as the N-250

Indonesia Aviation. Director of Quality PT Dirgantara Indonesia said that it will cooperate with PT Ragio Aviasi Industri for the manufacture of commercial aircraft like type N-250. Commercial aircraft will have a payload capacity of 80 passengers to 100 passengers. PT Dirgantara Indonesia estimates that selling aircraft in collaboration with PT Ragio Aviasi Industri that range in price of U.S. $ 42 million per aircraft.

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PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) plans to realize projects the manufacture of commercial aircraft such as N-250. "The plane was still commercial, but not the N-250, but similar aircraft," said Director of Quality as well as a spokesman for PT DI, Sonny Saleh Ibrahim, in the workplace, Wednesday, February 20, 2013.

Sonny said, PT Dirgantara Indonesia to produce commercial aircraft passenger capacity of 80-100 people as the market for this type of aircraft is still wide open. The project will be undertaken jointly with PT Ragio Aviasi Industri (RAI), which is formed with two private companies, namely PT Ilhabi Rekatama, Ilham Akbar Habibie owned, son BJ Habibie, and PT Modal Elang owned by the former Director of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI), Erry Firmansyah. So far they are still waiting for news, and the subsequent development of PT RAI. If the program and the plan was not realized, PT DI is trying to realize the construction of a commercial airliner. "Obviously, we are looking for various ways, especially in terms of funding. Was because we predicted a very large cost," said Sonny.

This year, PT DI have done the first step to prepare and draft the plane. If the plan is realized early stage, the manufacture of aircraft it will last for 3 years. Sonny estimated selling price of commercial aircraft is almost equivalent to the ATR. "The value, approximately $ 42 million per unit," he said.

About the work plan in 2013, Sonny said, PT Dirgantara Indonesia prepared to cooperate with Airbus Military in aircraft maintenance. The cooperation is currently rolling as it is awaiting the results of an audit conducted Airbus Military authorities. Cooperation aircraft maintenance has tremendous value. Each year, the value of the contract for the maintenance of the aircraft can reach a value of $ 600 million. "The greatest value of the treatment is the production of Boeing and Airbus aircraft. Respective value is $ 270 million. Remaining small aircraft," he said.

If PT Dirgantara Indonesia can cooperate with Airbus Military, PT DI target contract worth Rp 500 billion to Rp 600 billion. "We do a variety of preparations. Among other things, increase the equipment of aircraft maintenance. We also provide training for some technicians to obtain certification of Airbus Military," he said.

According to Sonny, target the year contract is valued at Rp 3.1 trillion. The contract value has been realized so far around Rp 2.3 trillion. Absorption was derived from contracts a number of aircraft, both with companies from other countries, as well as with several parties from Indonesia. Currently, PT DI under contract with the other countries for the manufacture of 4 units of CN-235 aircraft, two units of CN-212 aircraft and two units of CN-295 aircraft. The contracts with several parties of Indonesia such as the manufacture of manufacture of 3 units of CN-235 aircraft, and 3 units of Bell helicopters.