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The one day strike at Garuda ends early

Garuda Indonesia Airways Boeing 737-86N WL PK-GFO (msn 39403) HNL (Ivan K. Nishimura/Blue Wave Group) (new delivery), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Garuda Indonesia Airways’ (Jakarta) pilots went on a one-day strike today. However the strike ended early with a few flight delays, after a meeting between the firm and union leaders was brokered by the government according to this report by Reuters.

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Garuda Indonesia signs firm order for four Airbus A330-300s

Garuda Indonesia Airways A330-341 PK-GPC (msn 140) DPS (Michael B. Ing), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Garuda Indonesia Airways (Jakarta) today (July 1) has signed a new firm order for four A330-300s (correction, not Malaysia Airlines). The airline has chosen the latest 235 ton maximum take-off weight variant for long-haul services to all destinations to the Middle East, Asia and Pacific from its hubs in Jakarta and Denpasar. The airline will furthermore convert three previously ordered A330-200s into -300 versions.

Garuda Indonesia signs MOU for 25 Airbus A320s for Citilink

Garuda Indonesia (Jakarta) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus for the purchase of 25 A320 Family aircraft, making the airline a new customer for the Airbus single aisle product line. The MOU covers 15 standard A320s followed by 10 A320neo aircraft for operation by the carrier’s domestic low cost unit Citilink, replacing its existing Boeing 737 fleet.

Image: Airbus.

Garuda introduces a new Boeing 737-800 retrojet

Garuda Indonesia Airways (Jakarta) took possession of new Boeing 737-8U3 PK-GFM (msn 39920) on January 14, 2011. The new airliner is painted in a retrojet color scheme.

The airline was established as Indonesian Airways on January 26, 1949. The first aircraft was a Douglas DC-3 named Seulawah (Acehnese: “Gold Mountain”). Ironically the first route was outside of Indonesia from Calcutta (now Kolkata) to Rangoon (now Yangon). The DC-3 could not fly direct to Indonesia at the time because the Dutch colony was still not independent.

Copyright Photo: M. Radzi Desa. PK-GFM prepares to land at Jakarta (Soekamo-Hatta) on January 29. This color scheme was introduced in 1961 when the first new Lockheed 188C Electras were delivered. The titles in this era were written as “Garuda Indonesian Airways”.

Garuda Indonesia to join SkyTeam in 2012

Garuda Indonesia Airways Airbus A330-341 PK-GPE (msn 148) ORY (Pepscl) (to join SkyTeam), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Garuda Indonesia Airways (Jakarta) is planning to join the SkyTeam alliance in 2012.

Garuda Indonesia orders six more Airbus A330-200s

Garuda Indonesia Airways (Jakarta) has placed a firm order with Airbus for six long range A330-200 aircraft. Scheduled for delivery from the fourth quarter of 2012, the newly ordered aircraft will join a fleet of four recently delivered leased A330-200s and six owned A330-300s already in service at the airline.

Garuda Indonesia leases A330-343X EC-JHP from Iberworld

Garuda Indonesia Airways (Jakarta) leased this Airbus A330-343X EC-JHP (msn 670) from Iberworld in this hybrid livery for the Hajj.

Garuda Indonesia to fly to Amsterdam

Garuda Indonesia Airways (Jakarta) will launch the Jakarta-Dubai-Amsterdam route on June 1, 2010.

News link:

www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294163,indonesias-garuda-airline-to-return-to-europe-next-year.html

Corsairfly’s Boeing 747-422 F-HSUN is flying for Garuda Indonesia

Corsairfly.com-Garuda Indonesia 747-400 F-HSUN (01-TUI)(Grd) JED (CL)(LR)

Corsairfly (Corsairfly.com) (Paris-Orly) is operating its ex-United Airlines Boeing 747-422 F-HSUN (msn 26880, ex N191UA) in this hybrid livery for Garuda Indonesia on Hajj charter flights.