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        "id": 1778043,
        "msgid": "majalengka-regency-backs-bijb-kertajati-as-aircraft-maintenance-facility-1780334766",
        "date": "2026-06-01 20:47:00",
        "title": "Majalengka Regency Backs BIJB Kertajati as Aircraft Maintenance Facility",
        "author": "Irvan Sihombing",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Majalengka Regency has endorsed plans to develop an aircraft maintenance facility at BIJB Kertajati, aiming to revive the airport's operations and stimulate local economic growth. Regent Eman Suherman emphasised the project's commercial nature, rejecting military use claims, and highlighted its potential to end the airport's current stagnation while creating jobs and business opportunities.",
        "content": "<p>Majalengka Regency Government has expressed full support for the\ndevelopment of a Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facility at\nWest Java International Airport (BIJB) Kertajati.<\/p>\n<p>Regent of Majalengka, Eman Suherman, stated that the move is\nstrategically vital to revive the airport\u2019s operations, which have been\nsuboptimal, and to boost the local economy. \u201cWe fully support the MRO\nfacility development at BIJB Kertajati. It\u2019s a strategic step to\nrejuvenate airport activity and enhance the surrounding economy,\u201d he\nsaid on Monday (1 June).<\/p>\n<p>Suherman urged all parties to approach the development\noptimistically, cautioning against negative assumptions or claims\nlinking the commercial facility to military use. \u201cLet\u2019s think\npositively. MRO is for aircraft maintenance. If there\u2019s an aircraft\nworkshop in Majalengka, commercial flights will surely follow. From a\nbusiness perspective, this will bring vibrancy to Majalengka,\u201d he\nadded.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasised that the regency supports MRO purely as part of\naviation business ecosystem development, which will have a domino effect\non the local economy. However, he firmly opposed any plan to repurpose\nthe West Java pride airport into a military base.<\/p>\n<p>Describing BIJB Kertajati\u2019s current state, Suherman likened it to\nbeing \u201cneither dead nor alive\u201d. The local community has long awaited the\nreturn of commercial flight activity. \u201cOur people are frustrated by the\nwait. Others elsewhere are tired of seeing planes fly overhead, but\nwe\u2019re stuck waiting for flights to resume. Therefore, the MRO\u2019s arrival\nis a new hope we must collectively support,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<p>With MRO operations, various supporting industries, SMEs, and local\njob creation around the airport are expected to surge. This initiative\nis hoped to end BIJB Kertajati\u2019s \u201csuspended animation\u201d and bring\nprosperity to residents and the surrounding area. (UL\/I-1)<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/majalengka-regency-backs-bijb-kertajati-as-aircraft-maintenance-facility-1780334766",
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