Wings Air
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| Founded | 2003 | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Soekarno-Hatta International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 50 | ||||||
| Destinations | 75 | ||||||
| Parent company | Lion Air | ||||||
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| 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.
Wings Air is now banned to land Nabire Airport since 10 December 2016 by its regent because of its disappointing service.
The Wings Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):
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. 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.
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.
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.
Wings Abadi Air is currently banned from operating in European airspace, appearing on a list of carriers that do not meet necessary safety standards to fly to airports in the European Union.
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.
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