January 26, 1949 is considered as the anniversary of Garuda Indonesia Airlines. At that time the airline's name is Indonesian Airways. Their first aircraft named Seulawah or Gold Mountain, the funds to purchase the aircraft is obtained from contributions of people of Aceh. The aircraft was purchased for 120 000 dollars in Malaya, which is equal to 20 kg of gold. Garuda Indonesia continues to support Indonesia against the Dutch until the revolution ended.
The origin of the Garuda name started when on December 25, 1949, Dr. Konijnenburg, facing and report to President Sukarno in Yogyakarta that KLM Interinsulair will be submitted to the government in accordance with the results of Konferensi Meja Bundar or Round Table Conference (KMB), and requested the President to give a name for the company because the plane that would take him from Yogyakarta to Jakarta will be painted in accordance name.
President Sukarno responded to this by quoting a verse of Dutch poem.
Ik ben Garuda, Vishnoe's Vogel, die zijn hoog vleugels uitslaat Boven eilanden uw ("I am Garuda, Vishnu's bird that stretched the wings soaring above your islands")
So on December 28, 1949, there was a historic flight of the DC-3 aircraft with the registration PK-DPD own by KLM Interinsulair flies carrying President Sukarno from Yogyakarta to Kemayoran - Jakarta, for his inauguration as President of the Republic of Indonesia (RIS) with a new logo, Garuda Indonesian Airways . The name was given by President Sukarno.
The Burmese government contributed a lot to Garuda Indonesia Airlines in the early days the airline is standing. Therefore, when the airline was incorporated as a company on March 31, 1950, Garuda Indonesia contribute a DC-3 aircraft to the government of Burma. In 1953, Garuda Indonesia has 46 aircraft, but in 1955 its Catalina fleet had retired. In 1956 they made the first flight to Mecca.
1960s is now rapid progress of this airline. In 1965, Garuda Indonesia got two new jet aircraft, Convair 990 aircraft and turboprop Lockheed Electra L-118 aircraft. In 1961,
In the 1990s, Garuda Indonesia has experienced several disasters, and the airline is experiencing difficult economic period. However, in the 2000s the airline managed to bounce back, and in good economic circumstances.
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