The President's New Plane

Ahead of the presidential election, Indonesia acquired its first ever presidential aircraft. The plane, a Boeing 737-800 Business Jet 2 Green, landed last week at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in Jakarta. It was received by State Secretary Sudi Silalahi and assigned the call sign 'Indonesia One.'

The government previously chartered planes for the president from state carrier Garuda Indonesia. The new Rp820 billion ai