PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding with PT Intercrus Aero Indonesia in the Plenary Meeting Room, Central Management Building Lt. 9, PTDI Bandung. The cooperation agreement was signed by the Director of Commerce, Technology & Development of PTDI, Moh. Arif Faisal with the Founder & CEO of PT Intercrus Aero Indonesia, Jeremy Hasian Saragih, witnessed by the President Director of PTDI, Gita Amperiawan. The scope of the MoU includes cooperation in the development, certification, manufacturing and commercialization of Advanced Air Mobility products, named Intercrus Sola.

The Intercrus Sola aircraft is an electric Vertical Take-Off Landing (VTOL) aircraft with a capacity of 4 (four) passengers and has a carrying capacity of 1,200 kg, which will allow traveling 9-10 times faster than a car, with a distance of 100 km in urban areas, as well as a maximum speed of 150 km/hour. The design of this aircraft refers to the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASR) Part 27, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Ministry of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia.

PT Intercrus Aero Indonesia is a Start-Up company in the field of research and development, as well as manufacturing electric Vertical Take-Off & Landing (VTOL) aircraft in the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) sector.

PTDI's strategic cooperation with PT Intercrus Aero Indonesia will support the development of air taxis in Indonesia, "Along with the increasing demand for Advanced Air Mobility aircraft, such as e-VTOL aircraft, this product that will be developed with PT Intercrus Aero Indonesia can help overcome traffic congestion problems in the metropolitan area, reduce transit time and improve economic efficiency. This can also of course provide added value for technology and improve the engineering capabilities of PTDI in the AAM sector," explained Gita Amperiawan, President Director of PTDI.

This agreement is used as a foundation for cooperation between the two parties, where in the future PTDI and PT Intercrus Aero Indonesia will jointly develop, certify, manufacture and commercialize Intercrus Sola aircraft.

"We also hope that with the formation of a technical team between PTDI and PT Intercrus Aero Indonesia can develop this industrial technology progressively in the future, not only as an AAM product to meet the needs of civil aviation, logistics and tourism, but also for military & defense needs," added Gita Amperiawan.

This cooperation is the first step for both parties who are committed to developing air taxi services. "With the cooperation with PTDI, we can develop autonomous flight offers for passengers in urban areas. Currently PT Intercrus Aero Indonesia is in the finalization stage of prototype design, which is planned to be certified by DGCA and will gradually be processed by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)," said Jeremy Hasian Saragih, Founder & CEO of PT Intercrus Aero Indonesia.