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PT. Riau Airlines was officialy established on 12 March 2002. The background of it's establishment was due to Riau's geographical position. Riau lies next to Singapore and Malaysia, which has the similarities in culture and history. In short these are the main backgrounds:

* To become the air-bridge within Riau and neighboring countries
* To support the regional economic growth inline with Riau Vision 2020
* To facilitate and leverage investment climate in Riau
* To support regional economic development such as IMT-GT (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand Growth Triangle) and IMS (Indonesia, Malaysia, SingaporeP).

Our Vision:

“To establish a reliable and trustworthy air carrier both domestically and internationally, which supports the Riau 2020 Vision, which is to make Riau as the central of Malay culture and the central of economic in South East Asia region”

Our Mission:

1. To increase revenue by strengthening its position in the market and maintain its existence
2. To reduce cost in anyway possible yet prioritizing safety and customer satisfaction

Fleet

Originally, Riau Airlines only have one type of aircraft that is a propeller jet type, 50 seater Fokker 50. The first 4 years, RAL operated two of them, then in 2006 RAL purchased additional three Fokker 50s. In October 2008, inline with it's business growth, RAL acquires two more aircrafts. This time is jet type of aircrafts, BAE Avro RJ100, a 111 seat capacity UK made. The first flight was inaugurated on Sept. 26th, 2008 from Halim Jakarta - Pekanbaru vv
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