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Indonesia is quite well endowed with airports. It has to be; it is the world's largest archipelago. But some areas are still missing out, so another 39 will be built. Unlike some other countries that have featured in CAPA - Centre for Aviation reports recently, the objective is not so much to help develop tourism. Rather, it is to facilitate travel to and from these remote regions and to develop them economically. If that means more tourists, fine, but there is little chance of that, at least in the immediate future. The question is; how will they be financed? They may or may not come within the remit of 'InJourney Airports', the vehicle which merged the two state operators, PT Angkasa Pura I and PT Angkasa Pura II, in 2024. More likely, they will be the responsibility of the Ministry of Transportation, which looks after all but 37 of the airports that are managed by InJourney Airports. There has been much talk over a long period of time about privatising Angkasa Pura I and II but that
CAPA · 01:30
While there were a handful of orders from Asia Pacific airlines announced at the 2026 Farnborough Airshow, other significant deals are still on the radar as carriers look to address long-term widebody replacement needs. Philippine Airlines was the major Asia Pacific representative amongst the Farnborough airline orders, although Vietnam Airlines and two of the smaller Japanese airlines also announced leases or orders. Some of the largest Asia Pacific airlines are in the process of discussing aircraft orders, but the timeline of these negotiations is uncertain. Some may be announced this year, and others will likely occur later. The order negotiation activity is driven by the extensive lead-times for widebody deliveries, meaning carriers have to act soon to lock in their long-term plans before delivery windows are pushed back further. There were no big narrowbody orders from Asian LCCs this time at Farnborough - although both AirAsia and VietJet Air have announced new deals over the pas