PT. DI accepted non-cash loan about US$ 100 million at 28/01 this year from both local bank to continue build airplanes. The company earlier had received order from Merpati Nusantara Airways for 10 turboprop airliners type C-212-400.
It’s not CN-235 or N-235 would focus by the firm either the C-212 which license bought from CASA (subsidiary firm of EADS) in Madrid, Spain. The airplane has 1~3 tonnes of capacity. Early this year, CASA planned to move their C-212 production line to DI in Bandung. Before moving, the firm has already produced more than 400 aircraft to 89 operators around the world. The operators included Portugal and Spain Air Force. The total flight hours has been reaching 3 million hours. The C212-400 type flew in 1997 for the first time.
CASA stated that its product can be used for8 hours of maritime patrol and coverage area is 1,600 km from airfield. It’s able to fly at very low speed in very low altitude for surveillance mission. It’s also able to operate in very extreme weather and very high altitude.
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Why CASA decided to move the plant?
According to Antonio Rodriquez, EADS military air transport vice president said that they will move the plant to Indonesia because it will give a certain competitive advantage such as low production cost. The C-212-400 price per unit only can be sell for US$ 5,5 million or Rp. 50 Billion.
Meanwhile CN-235 production line had sold to PT, DI for long time ago and in turn CASA build brand new aircraft C-295 which bigger size than CN-235.
What should PT. DI prepared for this large opportunity?
As the beginning of recovery, PT. DI forced to handle for not much than 2 products, conquer the marketing and sales plan, designed a better company blue print, increasing the sales after and before service for answering client need and want to create satisfaction.