PT Dirgantara Indonesia delivered two CN-235 planes to South Korea, the last
aircraft of an eight-plane package ordered by Korea’s Air-force under a $130
million contract signed in October 1997. The aircraft delivered on 26 Decem-
ber 2002.
Dirgantara’s President Director, Edwin Soedarmo said that his company had
previously sent six planes in three consignments, one in December and in
February and April 2002.
The previous six planes were designed for military purposes, while the last
two were designed for use by the president. One of the planes would be used
by the president for domestic flights.
Aside from it being equipped with a luxury interior and communication
technology, some parts of the body of the planes are bullet-proof.
Dirgantara had received orders for similar planes from several countries.
To date, we have received orders for presidential planes from three nations:
South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, Edwin said, adding that Pakistan was
also interested.
This should show that the Indonesian-made airplanes have gained increasing
trust from within the international community, which is encouraging, Edwin
said.
The two planes, captained jointly by pilots from the company and the South
Korea Air-force, will land in three different countries before arriving in
Seoul.
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Source: Indonesian Aerospace (15th January, 2003)
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Steve Rush / Touchdown-News
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January 16, 2003 at 1:16 pm