Wings Air

Wings Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
IW WON WINGS ABADI
Founded 2003
Operating bases Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
Fleet size 50
Destinations 75
Parent company Lion Air
Headquarters
Key people Rusdi Kirana (CEO)

Wings Abadi Airlines, usually shortened to Wings Air, is a scheduled commuter passenger airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia, operating out of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. The company was established as a short-haul regional flight service, wholly owned subsidiary of Lion Air and started operations on 10 July 2003.

Destinations

Main article: Lion Air destinations
Wings Air MD-80 at Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport

Wings Air serves the following destinations in Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines:

Indonesia

Fleet

A Wings Air ATR 72–500
A Wings Air Bombardier Dash 8–300

The Wings Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):

Wings Air fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
ATR 72–500 20 - 72 all in wings air livery, 10 to be sold.
ATR 72–600 30 10 72 PK-WHG in 50th livery
PK-WHS in 60th livery
4 with Wings Air livery
16 with Lion Air livery
14 to be delivered ongoing from 2016 with Lion Air livery.
Total 50 10

Aircraft orders

On 15 November 2009, Wings Air announced that it had signed a deal with ATR worth 600 million USD. The deal involved an order for 15 ATR 72-500 aircraft with a further 15 options for ATR's new ATR 72-600 aircraft. The new aircraft replaced the airline's aging McDonnell Douglas MD-80 and Dash 8 aircraft.[2] The first three ATR 72-500s were delivered in January 2010 and were inaugurated at a ceremony in the tourist and diving destination of Manado.[3]

On 25 February 2011 Lion Air signed an order for 15 new ATR 72s for the Wings Air fleet. The 2009 contract had included options for 15 additional ATR 72-600 aircraft. The deal announced in February 2011 represented the conversion of all 15 options.[4]

On 27 November 2014 Lion Air signed an order for 40 new ATR 72-600 for the Wings Air fleet. It makes Lion Group the largest customer of ATR.[5]

Former aircraft

EU aviation blacklist

Wings Abadi Air is currently banned from operating in European airspace,[6][7] appearing on a list of carriers that do not meet necessary safety standards to fly to airports in the European Union.

Accidents and incidents

"Fly is Cheap" Slogan

Wings Air previously used the slogan "Fly is Cheap", subsequently changed to "Flying is Cheap". The former version of the slogan received considerable attention for the English grammatical mistake, which might be interpreted as a suggestion that the airline provides a poor quality service, rather than the intended meaning that its fares are inexpensive.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Rubby, Ikhwanul (30 October 2016). "Terbang Langsung Dumai ke Batam dan Kualanamu, Wings Air Buka Rute Baru". Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  2. ↑ ATR wins Wings Air deal
  3. ↑ Aviation News EU, Wings Air introduces First ATR 72-500s to Indonesia, January 6, 2010 by Marcel van Leeuwen accessed on 23 September 2010
  4. ↑ "Lion Air adds 15 new ATR 72-500s to Wings Air's fleet-Wings Air's fleet of ATRs increases up to 30 aircraft". 25 February 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "ATR Aircraft".
  6. ↑ "The EU Air Safety List - Transport". horizontal tab character in |title= at position 27 (help)
  7. ↑ http://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/air/safety/air-ban/doc/list_en.pdf
  8. ↑ "KNKT Selidiki Pesawat Wings Air Tabrakan di Kupang".
  9. ↑ "Wings Air Tabrak Rambu Taxi Way Bandara El Tari Kupang".
  10. ↑ "Not what I wanna hear before I board… - Engrish.com".
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