Aircraft symposium in Bandung

BANDUNG: Russian, German, American, Korean and Indonesian experts will gather for the Second International Aircraft Propulsion Symposium in Bandung from Aug. 27 to Aug. 28.

The event will be organized by state aircraft maker IPTN, Garuda Indonesia, the Bandung Institute of Technology and the Agency for Assessment and Application of Technology.

The state minister of research and technology, B.J. Habibie, will open the symposium.

According to Antara, the Bandung-based IPTN and its partners held the first international symposium on aircraft propulsion in 1994 which dealt with the development of propulsion technology and the obstacles facing it.

IPTN will get input for the development of aircraft propulsion and gas turbine industries in Indonesia. IPTN will set up a subsidiary to deal with this next year. (swe)