Jakarta – The presidential aircraft is in the spotlight after its appearance in the era of President Prabowo Subianto. If it is previously dominated by red, the presidential aircraft of the Republic of Indonesia now has a new face. This change is picking a variety of public reactions, especially on social media. Some users question the urgency of repainting amid the issue of effectiveness of the state budget. The president’s communications office assesses the change of presidential aircraft color is not something new and does not have to be exaggerated. “If vehicles, aircraft, ships, there must be routine maintenance, routine maintenance maintenance. Yes, one of the interview also changes the design, changes color,” Hasan Nasbi explained. Browse to continue with the content “is actually not something that should be exaggerated and find a reason,” he said. The presidential aircraft did experience a number of incidence changes. From the era of 6th President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (Sby), 7th President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and now President Prabowo Subianto. The history of the Indonesian presidential aircraft plan for the purchase of transport aircraft has emerged since early 1948. The plan was brought by President Soekarno at a public meeting in the Kutaraya Hotel, Banda Aceh. Cited indonesia.go.id, the meeting was collected to buy a Dakota DC-3 screw plane. The plane later got the name Seulawah which means in Aceh Gunung Gold. The plane became the first transport plane owned by the Indonesian government. This DC-3 Seulawah returned from Yogyakarta to Jakarta on December 28, 1949. Subsequently, the Soviet Union government submitted the Ilyushin Il-18 transport aircraft to Bung Karno in the late fifties to become a presidential aircraft. This aircraft is run by the TNI-AU. After that, two units of Lockheed Jetstar’s Tiny Jet for 12 passengers entered the Indonesian presidential aircraft list. Everyone is managed by the TNI-AU. As for the purposes of a cross-continental journey, Bung Karno chose to use a rental Jet Convair 990 or DC-8 in the United States. In the era of President Soharto, more often used DC-9 aircraft for domestic or DC-8 trips for international flights. The two aircraft were run by Garuda Indonesia. What the work visits to areas that do not yet have a large airport uses Suharto Hercules C-130 TNI-AU. In mid-1970s, there were a breeding-28 presidential aircraft used regularly for domestic visits. And for international visits, Suharto chose a large DC-10 Garuda Indonesia aircraft. Then the 3rd President BJ Habibie and 4th President Abdurrahman Wahid used a plane of Garuda Indonesia, Pelita Air Service or the TNI-AU. There were no presidential special aircraft in the 5th President Megawati Soekarnoputri. Megawati used MD-11, Boeing 737-500 or Airbus A 330-300. Megawati selected the TNI-AU aircraft such as Fokker 28-1000 or Hercules C-130 for a trip to the environment with airport facilities that are still simple. The color of the presidential aircraft in the Sby era: blue, red-white during the 6th president of the Republic of Indonesia, Sby, is the presidential aircraft with a blue dominance combined with a red-white accent. The blue choice at the time was not without reason. The cabinet secretary at the time, Sudi Silalahi, explained that the blue color was chosen due to flight safety considerations. The color is considered to reduce the air in the air and the possible threats. “Blue in the sense of flight safety. Blue can be camouflage so that it can be the same as the color of the air,” Sudi Silalahi explained, as reported by AFP Thursday (10/4/2014). In this Sby era, the acquisition of special presidential aircraft for the first time, although its realization only took place by the end of the term. Previously, the president used a airline’s rental aircraft or owned by the Air Force. The blue color is a feature that distinguishes the appearance of the RI-1 aircraft at the time. Indonesian presidential aircraft in the Sby era. (Photo: Hasan Alhabshy) The color of the presidential aircraft in the Jokowi era: dominant red entering the era of President Jokowi significantly changed the appearance of the presidential aircraft. In 2021, the plane that was previously blue and white, changed to red and white, in harmony with the color of the national flag. This change was made to the Boeing Business Jet 2 (BBJ2) aircraft known as ‘Indonesia One’. The ‘Indonesia one’ plane changed its appearance to welcome the 76th anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia, August 17, 2021. ‘The body that was previously blue -blue combined, with a list of red and white, has full red and white. Indonesian presidential aircraft in the color of the Presidents aircraft in the Presidential Cruise: Luthfy. Era of President Prabowo, the presidential aircraft appeared again with another nuance. The white color dominated the entire body of the plane. aesthetic policy. “As vehicles, aircraft, ships, there must be routine maintenance, routine maintenance maintenance. Yes, one of the interview also changes the design, change color,” Hasan Nasbi explained to reporters while in Menteng, Central -Jakarta, Saturday (5/17/2025). Indonesian presidential aircraft in the Prabowo (Photo: Between Photos/Galih Pradipta) Watch also “head of PCO Open Voice about the Presidents Plane Reading Cor” Here: (Wia/Wia) HOEGENG. Inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here
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