PT Dirgantara Indonesia (Persero) recorded a spectacular leap in business performance in its history with a contract Rp8, 2 trillion for the year 2012.

PT Dirgantara Indonesia (Persero) recorded a spectacular leap in business performance in its history with a contract Rp8, 2 trillion for the year 2012.



"Thanks to the hard work of all employees and management as well as the attention of the Government, this year we noted that business performance can be said to be spectacular," said Head of Communications PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI), Sonny Ibrahim Saleh told reporters in London on Thursday.

Sonny said, the achievement of the contract obtained in 2012 reached Rp.8 PTDI, 2 trillion, and noted as the largest contract ever obtained PTDI far. Contract amount has not even reached since PTDI (formerly IPTN) stand.

The contract value is confirmed Sonny is very large for a true enterprise class PTDI still requires huge working capital as well as contracts that can be done according achieved incoming orders. "Frankly, we need a large working capital as soon as possible," he said.

In addition, Sonny said, trust the buyer to PTDI is not something that is easily available for all levels of employees and management have worked hard and demonstrated a strong commitment to bring the name of the company PTDI national pride again.

During the year 2012, PTDI addition to fulfilling bulk orders and timely for Airbus order components, including the essential components of the Airbus A380 wing front center, as well as ready-made contract aircraft CN235 NC212 and sea patrols of South Korea.

Another basic thing, is that government support for PTDI strengthened since 2008, with the issuance of Presidential Decree No. 28 Year 2008 on National Industrial Policy, as well as the establishment of Defence Industry Policy Committee (KKIP), of which about empowering the domestic defense industry.

Support from the government gradually perceived by PTDI, particularly in aircraft and helicopter bookings are abundant. "Without the concern of the government towards strategic industries such as PTDI, resurrection is impossible to advance the aerospace industry," said Sonny, also known as rocket expert at PTDI.

In 2011, the government decided to revitalize and restructure PTDI. Welcoming the Government's program, PTDI proposed business plan for the revitalization and restructuring activities in the form of the Investment of the (PMN).

Explained, there are two forms of PMN made the cash and non-cash (cash and non-cash). For a non-cash, PTDI asked the Government to PTDI debts of the past in the form of Soft Loan Agreement (SLA) used PMN, and this request was fulfilled in 2012.

For the PMN cash, PTDI get equity amounting to Rp2, 2 billion and the approved value of Rp1 trillion will be disbursed in 2012, but the realization of redemption is still pending, the rest will be given in 2013.

This provision needs cash PMN were for rejuvenation and increased production capacity and working capital, business needs are waiting PTDI, said Sonny.