Nusantara Buana Air is listed in category 2 by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority for airline safety quality.

[1] Previous routes were operated from both Medan and Banda Aceh to Blangpidie, Kutacane, Meulaboh, Simeulue, Singkil, Takengon and Tapaktuan, as well as to Pulau Nias via Padang, using a single Indonesian Aerospace NC-212-200.

The ministry has also announced that any newer aircraft acquired have to use the latest generation of Ground proximity warning system (GPWS).

[2] As of February 2012 the Nusantara Buana Air fleet includes the following aircraft:[3] On September 29, 2011, a CASA C-212 aircraft, registered PK-TLF and built in 1989,[4] carrying 18 people (14 passengers, 4 crew and the pilot) on a flight between Medan, North Sumatra and Kutacane, Aceh crashed in the vicinity of Bukit Lawang in Bohorok district.

The accident occurred between 07.28 and 08.05 local time about 36 miles northwest of Medan, North Sumatra.