Cargo Breaking News
Indonesia-based Raindo United Services (RUS) plans to launch domestic and international freighter services in July this year, using two leased B737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF) each with a capacity of 23 tons. The digital start-up cargo airline will serve Jakarta, Medan, Balikpapan, Medan, Makassar and Surabaya on its domestic network and international routes to Singapore, Hong Kong, and Guangzhou.
PT Rusky Aero Indonesia, through Raindo United Services, is a scheduled air cargo transportation company established in June last year. The company obtained a standard certificate of domestic and foreign cargo scheduled commercial air transport in December 2022.
Raindo United Services founder, Benny Rustanto, said: “The presence of Raindo United Services is expected to be a catalyst for a change that can support the development of the MSME (Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises) industry in Indonesia, particularly on the logistics side through seamless and sustainable connectivity.
“We realise that the MSME sector in Indonesia has greater potential if supported by a logistics ecosystem that synchronizes the traffic flow – both internationally and locally – from the point of departure to the destination.
“The ecosystem of Raindo United Services enables MSME players to be more competitive by overcoming existing obstacles such as high logistics prices, inefficient shipping processes, limited access to distribution channels and others.”
