The Return of Indonesia’s Political Will: Implications of Takeover the Flight Information Region (FIR) Natuna’s Airspace from Singapore

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10.2991/978-2-38476-150-0_25How to use a DOI?

Keywords

—Implications; Flight Information Region (FIR); Airspace

Abstract

Management of the Flight Information Region (FIR) airspace in Natuna was taken over by the Indonesian Government after being managed by the Singapore Government for a long time. The policy several years ago of delegating the Flight Information Region (FIR) to Singapore over the airspace of the Riau Islands was indeed a bitter policy that could not be avoided considering Indonesia’s limitations as a country that was still developing and unable to control the airspace itself over the Riau Islands region, where The airspace of the Riau Islands is indeed busy with international flight traffic. The implementation of the International Agreement regarding the Delegation of the Flight Information Region (FIR) of the Riau Islands airspace to Singapore certainly has very broad implications for Indonesia, especially the Riau Islands, which are right in the middle of the global vortex, and face to face with the constellation of world competition. So automatically access to the Riau Islands will only get busier. This includes air access, which would be impactful if only managed by Indonesia. This article aims to identify the implications of the Natuna air space Flight Information Region (FIR) takeover from Singapore, especially for the Natuna Regency Government and local community. The management of the Natuna air space was previously delegated to Singapore because decades ago Indonesia did not yet have an adequate system to control flights. In identifying the implications of the takeover of the Flight Information Region (FIR) management by Indonesia, the author uses the concept of political economy, which explains the political and economic impact of the policy. Data collected by literature study analysis. The main problem in this article is how the effects of Indonesia’s takeover of the Natuna airspace are contained in the Flight Information Region (FIR) which of course has two sides, namely: advantage and disadvantage in the fields of security, economy, trade and investment. Then, this study will explain how the process of the efforts of the Indonesian government and the Natuna regional government in taking over the management of this airspace.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Khairi Rahmi
AU  - Rizky Octa Putri Charin
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/12/04
TI  - The Return of Indonesia’s Political Will: Implications of Takeover the Flight Information Region (FIR) Natuna’s Airspace from Singapore
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference Social - Humanities in Maritime and Border Area (SHIMBA 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 124
EP  - 128
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-150-0_25
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-150-0_25
ID  - Rahmi2023
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