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Lion Air
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'''Lion Air''' is a
low-cost carrier no-frills, low-cost domestic
airline based in
Jakarta,
Indonesia, established in
1999. It operates on 50 domestic routes. Its full name is PT Lion Mentari Airlines.
Lion has been plagued by a string of accidents and incidents, undermining public confidence; however, it has a remarkable agility for aggressive marketing. 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 an MD-82 crashed in Solo, Java, killing 25 people. The accident report attributed the cause to poor airport condition. Data however showed pilot error, and lack of reserve fuel forcing the pilot to attempt to land in bad weather.
Code data
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International Air Transport Association IATA Code: '''JT'''
*
International Civil Aviation Organisation ICAO Code: '''LNI'''
*Callsign: Lion Inter
2005 aircraft purchase
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 737-900ER plus 30 options. The
Boeing 737-900ER can carry up to 215 passengers in a single-class layout, and will be powered by CFM56-7B turbofan engines, and the first aircraft is expected to be delivered during the 2Q'2007.
Fleet
The Lion Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (at February
2006):
*6
Boeing 737-400
*15
McDonnell Douglas MD-82
*1
McDonnell Douglas MD-83
*5
McDonnell Douglas MD-90
*3 DHC-8-301
External links
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Lion Air
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Lion Air Jet Fleet Detail
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Lion Air Passenger Opinions
Category:Airlines of Indonesia
category:Low-cost airlines
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