For those needing another low cost option in Asia, Lion Air has opened a new subsidiary for business - Thai Lion Air. The airline will be operating two aircraft to begin with, with a hub at Bangkok Don Mueang Airport. The airline will operate three routes initially (two international, one domestic) from the 4th December 2013: - Don Mueang to Chiang Mai - Don Mueang to … [Read more...]
LionAir crash at Bali – All survived
LionAir Flight JT904 from Bandung to Denpasar (Bali/Indonesia) today landed short of the runway at Denpasar, ending up in the ocean about short of runway 09. All passengers and crew survived the impact, however there are at least seven passengers who were with head wounds and broken bones, whilst most passengers only had with wet clothes and bruises. 101 passengers and 7 … [Read more...]
Lion Air goes to Airbus for expansion
Indonesia's Lion Air is performing another expansion. - but instead of turning to Boeing like it has done in the past, it is now turning to Airbus. The order is a mix of both old and new designs within the A320 Family, with a total of 234 aircraft. The splits are: - 60 A320Ceo aircraft - 109 A320Neo aircraft - 65 A321Neo aircraft The aircraft will be delivered from 2014 to … [Read more...]
Lion Air confirms itself as the 737-9MAX launch customer
Well it seems Lion Air is on the march, with another order lodged at Boeing's front door at the Singapore Air Show. Lion Air of Indonesia has confirmed with Boeing and placed a firm order for 201 of the re-engineered Boeing 737-9 (MAX) series, with an additional order 29 Boeing 737-900ER's. Lion Air were first to launch the 737-900ER, so it seems fitting they're first to … [Read more...]
Lion Air puts in an order for up 380 737’s… wha?
This is one I've been trying to get my head round since I first read it on Flight earlier. And that is Lion Air of Indonesia has ordered 29 Boeing 737-900ER's and 201 737-MAX's (being the second operator confirmed to operate the new 737-MAX series, with options for another 150 aircraft. That makes a grand total 380 aircraft possible on the order books, at a list price of … [Read more...]