Anjani Air Service Retires Its Last Martin 2-0-2

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Jakarta - Indonesia Anjani Air Service today held a retirement ceremony for its Martin 2-0-2 fleet. The ceremony was held at Halim Perdana Kusuma Air Base, in Jakarta. The three Martin 2-0-2 flew for the last time before landing for the last time and was greeted by water cannon ceremony. One of the three planes will be kept in front of Anjani Air Service HQ. There's a plan to move the airplane to an aviation museum as well later on. The above mentioned plane was acquired second hand by Anjani Air Service. It was originally built in 1947, long before the airlines was incorporated. Martin 2-0-2 was the first type of plane operated by Anjani Air Service. For a couple of years, Martin 2-0-2 was the backbone of Anjani Air Service. It was the only type of aircraft operated before the arrival of Tupolev 114 and Convair 440.

Today, the role of Martin 2-0-2 have been taken over by NAMC YS-11. Meanwhile, most Convair 440 have also been phased out and replaced by NAMC YS-11 and McDonnell Douglas DC-9. Anjani Air Service also have inked a deal with NAMC for more YS-11 to be delivered. This latest deal will make Anjani Air Service as the largest YS-11 operator.