Lion Air
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- See also: Lion Air Australia
| Lion Air | ||
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| IATA JT |
ICAO LNI |
Callsign LION INTER |
| Founded | 1999 | |
| Hubs | Soekarno-Hatta International Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | Lion Passport | |
| Member lounge | Lion King Lounge | |
| Fleet size | 46 (+168 orders) | |
| Destinations | 40 | |
| Headquarters | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| Key people | Rusdi Kirana (CEO) | |
| Website: http://www.lionair.co.id | ||
Lion Air is the Indonesia’s largest domestic carrier and Asia’s first hybrid carrier which offers both economy and business class seating, based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It operates scheduled passenger services on an extensive domestic network from Jakarta to 40 destinations with 210 daily flights (as per May 2008). Lion Air also fly to Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia. Its full name is PT Lion Mentari Airlines. Its main base is Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta [1].
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[edit] History
The airline was established in October 1999 and started operations on 30 June 2000, when it began scheduled passenger services between Jakarta and Pontianak using a leased Boeing 737-200. It is wholly owned by Rusdi Kirana and family [1].
In January 2008, Lion Air announced planes to start operating from Australia. The new airline, to be named Lion Air Australia is set to operate as a domestic and international airline.
[edit] Destinations
Lion Air serve the following [1]:
[edit] Domestic scheduled destinations
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[edit] International scheduled destinations
[edit] Incidents and accidents
Incidents include:
- In 2002 one of their aircraft Lion Air Flight JT-386 crashed on take-off and was written off; however no-one was killed.
- In November 2004 a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, Lion Air Flight 538, crashed in Surakarta, killing 25 people. The accident report attributed the cause to poor airport conditions. Data however showed pilot error, and lack of reserve fuel forcing the pilot to attempt to land in bad weather.[citation needed]
- 24 December 2006: A Boeing 737-400 had a hard landing in Makassar[2].
- 1 October 2007: A Boeing 737-900ER's (registered as PK-LFJ) tail struck the ground while taking off, causing a 2.5 m tear in cargo area of the plane.[3]
- December 2007 : The engine cover and tail pipe of a McDonnell Douglas MD-90 fell off on the runway of Soekarno-Hatta Airport.
[edit] Fleet
From 2007 until 2012, 144 Boeing 737-900ERs will be delivered from the total 178 aircraft ordered to strengthen Lion Air fleets. The 737-900ER is the newest member of Next Generation 737 family with the most advanced single aisle commercial airplane in the world.
| Type | Number | Seats | Routes | Notes |
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| Boeing 737-300 | 2 | 148 | Domestic short haul | To be phased out: 2009 |
| Boeing 737-400 | 9 | 158 | Domestic medium haul | To be phased out: 2011 |
| Boeing 737-900ER | 12 (168 order) | 212 | Domestic and International medium haul | Launch Customer |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 2 | Domestic medium haul | one aircraft is operated for Myanmar Airways International | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 1 | Domestic medium haul | To be phased out: 2010 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 | 5 | Domestic short haul | To be phased out: 2010 | |
| Total | 31 (+168 orders) |
Lion Air average fleet age is 13.1 years old in April 2008.[4]
[edit] First to fly Boeing 737-900ER
On 26 May 2005 Lion Air signed a preliminary agreement with Boeing for the purchase of up to 60 Next Generation Boeing 737 aircraft, valued at $3.9 billion. These would replace the current fleet and provide for further expansion. Subsequently in July 2005, Lion Air confirmed a contract for 30 Boeing 737-900ERs plus 30 options. It can carry up to 215 passengers in a single-class layout, and will be powered by CFM56-7B26 turbofan engines.
On 17 July 2006, Lion Air announced it has converted options for another 30 Boeing 737-900ERs into firm orders (now total of 60 aircraft on order), with deliveries commencing early 2010 through to 2012.
On April 27, 2007, Boeing delivered the first Boeing 737-900ER to the launch customer Lion Air. The airplane was delivered in a special dual paint scheme that combines the Lion Air lion on the vertical stabilizer and the Boeing livery colors on the fuselage.
On June 18, 2007, Lion Air announced at the Paris Air Show orders for an additional 40 737-900ER planes bringing its orders to 100.
On December 04, 2007, Lion Air announced 22 additional order of 737-900ERs, bringing the total order to 122.
On February 19, 2008, Lion Air added 56 of the 737-900ERs which adds the order to 178 planes during the 2008 Singapore Airshow.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-03, p. 106.
- ^ Flight International 13-19 March 2007
- ^ Republika October 6, 2007
- ^ Lion Air Fleet Age
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