The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Emirsyah Satar, former CEO of PT Garuda Indonesia, a suspect in an alleged bribery case related to aircraft purchases. This case allegedly involves the purchase of Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft. As is known, Emirsyah was the CEO of Garuda Indonesia from 2005 to 2014.
This is not the first bribery allegation involving the state-owned airline. In 2012, Rolls-Royce reported alleged corruption and bribery in Indonesia and China to the UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO). Then, in 2013, the SFO investigated alleged bribery by the aircraft engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce to secure the use of Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines for Garuda Indonesia's aircraft purchases.
By the end of 2015, the Garuda Indonesia group had a fleet of 187 aircraft: 143 for Garuda Indonesia and 44 for Citilink. Garuda Indonesia's fleet consisted of 110 narrow-body aircraft and 33 wide-body aircraft, including 13 Airbus A330-30s, 9 Airbus A330-20s, 9 Boeing 777-300 ERs, and 2 Boeing 747-400s.
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