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August 17, 2026
Following the arrest of a pilot in Indonesia, Malaysia Airlines carried out drug tests on all its pilots. All results came back negative, the parent company said…
August 15, 2026
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Flores, causing severe damage. Komodo Airport, important for tourism, was also affected.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Flores and caused severe damage. Komodo Airport, important for tourism, was also affected.
August 14, 2026
The epicenter was located near the island of Flores, in the province of East Nusa Tenggara, a region known for its intense seismic activity The post Earthquakes strike Indonesia and Spain…
Vietjet Air Cargo has selected Group Concorde to provide sales agency (GSA) services covering Japan and Indonesia. The new tie-up started in August and will see India-headquartered Group Concorde…
August 13, 2026
The Chinese and Indonesian navies completed new joint maneuvers in waters east of Taiwan, in an exercise that involved the Chinese guided-missile frigate Honghe (523) and the…
Emirates’ Airbus A380 made its first-ever visit to Jakarta, Indonesia on Aug. 8, 2026, flying in as a special one-off service to carry AC Milan back to Italy after the club’s pre-season friendly…
With sales of twenty-six Rafale M jets to India, two Scorpène submarines to Indonesia, a fourth defence and intervention frigate to Greece, H225M Caracal helicopters to Morocco, of…
Group Concorde has been appointed GSSA for Vietjet Air Cargo in Japan and Indonesia, effective August 2026, taking responsibility for sales, customer engagement and market development in both…
August 12, 2026
Indonesia’s Whitesky Aviation on 12 August 2026 in Jakarta signed an order for 60 AutoFlight eVTOLs, according to a company Linkedin post. “The milestone went beyond fleet expansion. It connected…
An Emirates Airbus A380 landed in Jakarta for the first time. The world’s largest passenger aircraft carried the AC Milan football team to Italy, after the team played a match…
An Emirates Airbus A380 landed in Jakarta for the first time. The world's largest passenger aircraft carried AC Milan back to Italy after the team played a friendly match against Chelsea FC in…
August 10, 2026
Aircraft from various squadrons were deployed this Monday to Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base,...
An Emirates Airbus A380 touched down in Jakarta for the first time on August 8, 2026, marking a… The post Emirates’ A380 makes historic first landing in Jakarta, flies AC Milan home appeared first…
Malaysia Airlines is currently subjecting all of its pilots to mandatory testing for banned substances. The reason is the arrest of one of its pilots for drug trafficking in Indonesia.
August 9, 2026
On August 7, the steel-cutting ceremony for the first steel plate was held at the PT PAL Indonesia shipyard in Surabaya, officially marking the start of construction of the…
August 7, 2026
The screening follows the arrest of an off-duty Malaysia Airlines second officer in Indonesia.
August 6, 2026
The yacht Aqua Blu sails the Raja Ampat archipelago among blue lagoons and mangroves that brush the ocean. From December 19 to 26, 2026 — ideas to celebrate the Christmas holidays, by KIBO…
August 4, 2026
Indonesia has recently signed a contract to procure 12 Leonardo M-346F Block 20 light combat aircraft. This acquisition delivers an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar equipped, Link…
Indonesia’s future fleet of Leonardo M-346F Block 20 aircraft will provide the country crewed-uncrewed teaming opportunities, says GlobalData.
SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading compact eVTOL (*1) aircraft developer based in Japan, is pleased to announce the successful completion of a promotional event held together with leading…
The Xinhua news agency reports that Indonesian helicopter operator Whitesky Group has signed an order with Chinese commercial passenger electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) enterprise…
August 2, 2026
The charter service is being deployed specifically to transport a select group of European football clubs.
August 1, 2026
A Malaysia Airlines pilot faces the threat of being sentenced to death by a court in Indonesia after he was allegedly caught trying to smuggle more than 70,000 ecstasy pills into Soekarno–Hatta…
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK) is preparing to receive an Emirates (EK) Airbus A380-800 on August 8, marking the first arrival of the world's largest passenger aircraft at Indonesia's…
A Malaysian pilot is facing the possibility of the death penalty in Indonesia after authorities accused him of smuggling more than 70,000 ecstasy pills into the country following a flight from Kuala…
July 31, 2026
Indonesian authorities arrested a Malaysian pilot carrying 70,000 ecstasy pills at Kualanamu airport. He tested positive for meth and cocaine and faces the death penalty.
A Malaysian pilot has been arrested in Indonesia after allegedly smuggling more than 70,000 ecstasy pills into the country while operating a scheduled passenger flight from Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta…
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July 28, 2026
Development partner Indonesia is ordering significantly fewer jets than planned and no longer wants to produce them itself in future. Instead, Jakarta is increasingly buying from other manufacturers.
