Bouraq Indonesia Airlines

"Bouraq" redirects here. For other uses, see Buraq (disambiguation).
Bouraq Indonesia Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
BO BOU BOURAQ[1]
Founded 1970
Ceased operations 2005
Hubs Jakarta Airport
Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Airport
Subsidiaries Bali Air
Fleet size 7
Destinations 10+
Headquarters Jakarta, Indonesia
Key people Jarry Albert Sumendap (owner)
Website http://www.bouraq.com

Bouraq Indonesia Airlines, often shortened to Bouraq Airlines or just Bouraq, was an airline headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia, which operated mostly domestic passenger flights out of its bases at Jakarta Airport and Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Airport.

History

A Bouraq Indonesia Airlines Boeing 707 at Singapore International Airport in 1978.

Bouraq Airlines was established in April 1970 as a privately owned company by Jarry Albert Sumendap, and it stayed in the possession of his family ever since.[2] It was named for al-Buraq, a flying horse in Muslim tradition. Bali Air was another airline owned by Sumendap, which was co-operating with Bouraq. Initially the airline operated Douglas DC-3s. From 1973 the turboprop Hawker Siddeley HS 748 was introduced on Bouraq services.

Both airlines were shut down in 2005 after prolonged financial problems. The last scheduled Bouraq flight took place in July of that year. The airline licence was revoked in 2007.[3]

Destinations

During the 1980s

At that time, Bouraq Airlines offered scheduled flights to the following destinations:[4][5]

 Indonesia

 Malaysia
 Philippines
 Singapore

A British Aerospace 748 during the 1982 Farnborough Airshow in the colors of Bouraq Airlines, to which it would later be delivered.

During the 2000s

One year prior to closure the network had been greatly reduced compared to the 1980s, which was due to the rising financial problems. In the summer of 2004, Bouraq served the following destinations:[6]

 Indonesia

 Singapore

Fleet

A Boeing 737-200 of Bouraq at Changi Airport in 2004.

Over the years, Bouraq Indonesia Airlines operated the following aircraft types:[7][8]

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Aircraft Introduced Retired
Aérospatiale N 262
Boeing 707
Boeing 737-200
1993
2005
BAC One-Eleven
Douglas DC-3
1970
1985
Fokker F28 Fellowship
Hawker Siddeley HS 748
1973
McDonnell Douglas MD-82
2002
2005
NAMC YS-11
Vickers Viscount

Accidents and incidents

Fatal

Non-fatal

References

External links

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