Indonesian state-owned carriers Merpati Nusantara and Garuda Indonesia are looking to pick up some of the aircraft left from the collapse of privately owned Adam Air.

Merpati general manager corporate planning Tony Sudjiarto says “some of the Adam Air aircraft we are negotiating to get”.

Adam Air, which stopped operating on 18 March after experiencing financial difficulties, had a fleet of 23 aircraft which were mostly leased from GE Commercial Aviation Services and CIT. Other lessors included AWAS, Jetscape, Airplanes Group and Aviation Capital Group.

Sudjiarto declines to say which leasing companies it is speaking to about 737-300/400s but rules out AWAS because “the two aircraft AWAS had at Adam Air already have a new home”.

He also says CIT is only interested in selling, rather than leasing, ex-Adam Air airc

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