Indonesia's Minister of Industry Airlangga Hartarto (Source: http://en.industry.co.id) Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia recently announced its Government willcontinue boosting growth of the aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO)industry in view of the potential development to be integrated with severaldomestic airports.
Accordingly, Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport inBintan of Riau Islands, and Kertajati International Airport in Majalengka ofWest Java, among others, will be integrated with the MRO industry.
Minister of Industry Airlangga Hartarto said that Bintan iscurrently developing a 4,000-ha airport and aerospace industry park which willbe the most complete in Indonesia, with several supporting facilities, such asairports, aircraft repair facilities, flight training, as well as business andresidential areas.
The Industry Ministry and the Aircraft Maintenance ServiceAssociation have agreed to forge synergy to develop educational units andprovide teaching experts in the field of aircraft maintenance, Hartarto stated.
Indonesia is expected to absorb as many as 12-15 thousandMRO experts in the next 15 years. Meanwhile, aviation institutions in Indonesiaonly produce 200 experts per year, while the country requires a thousandannually.
The domestic aviation industry continues to grow andexperience significant growth, indicated by an increase in the amount of airtraffic, both the flow of passengers and goods.
Domestic air passengers increased annually by an average of15 percent over the last 10 years. The number of international air passengersrose to about eight percent, and Indonesia is the third-largest country in Asiain the purchase of aircraft after China and India.
Highlighting the importance of the aircraft MRO industry,President Joko Widodo said that Indonesia should be prudent and highlycompetitive to utilise the opportunity.
In future, this industry holds high potential followinggrowth in the country’s tourism and economic sectors.
In addition, the aircraft MRO industry can lower the cost ofthe aviation industry, including the cost of importing aircraft components. -VNA
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