Gatari awarded ISO 9001 certificate<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Gatari, an aircraft chartering company, was
\nawarded an international certificate of ISO 9001 standardization
\nby Det Norske Veritas of the Netherlands.<\/p>\n
"This is the first aircraft chartering company in Asia that
\nhas got such an international standardization certificate," the
\ncompany's president, Eddy Pramono, announced here yesterday.<\/p>\n
The company, which mostly deals with chartering aircraft for
\noil exploration and forest exploitation, won the ISO 9001
\ncertificate for its design and for good air services.<\/p>\n
Eddy noted that by winning the certificate, his company's
\nmanagement has been internationally recognized and it will have a
\nsharper competitive edge.<\/p>\n
According to Eddy, the company plans to go public in 1997 at
\nthe latest. "For that purpose, we're currently making some
\nimprovements. We'll change our capital structure," he said.<\/p>\n
To date, Gatari's operations are mostly at home, serving the
\noil and mining companies such as Enterprise, Maxus, Fina, Shell,
\nUnocal, Trend and Freeport.<\/p>\n
The company is also currently working on contracts with
\nMyanmar, Laos and Vietnam.<\/p>\n
With 12 years of operation behind it, Gatari has 41 aircraft,
\nconsisting of 13 fixed wing aircraft and 28 helicopters.<\/p>\n
The company has a 40 percent market share of the local
\nexploration and exploitation charter services.<\/p>\n
The growth rate of its revenues averages 5 percent per year.
\nThis year it targets revenues of Rp 60 billion (US$26 million)
\nand a profit of 18 percent. (13).<\/p>",
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