Indonesian aviation pioneer
Karno Barkah (December 26, 1922 – October 24, 2009[citation needed]) is an Indonesian aviation pioneer and recipient of the prestigious French Légion d'honneur (28 February 1984).[1]
He is most well known for envisioning Indonesia's award-winning Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta. Barkah was responsible for the airport's construction, and later became its first President Director.[2]
Barkah served as Indonesia's chief representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal, where he was elected as Chairman of ICAO's Conditions of Service Working Group.[3]
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