Lion Air to buy 234 Airbus planes

Indonesia Aviation. Lion Air re-make moves to buy 234 units of Airbus aircraft. According to the French President's Office, the purchase of hundreds of aircraft by Lion Air worth U.S. $ 23.8 billion, is the largest in the history of Airbus. Previously, Lion Air has also made purchases 230 units of Boeing aircraft with purchase of U.S. $ 22.4 billion.

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Lion Air, Airbus A320 Neo

An airline from Indonesia, Lion Air, a record by ordering 234 passenger jets from Airbus. It became an exciting news for France. French president's office, Monday, March 18, 2013, said that the agreement with Lion Air worth U.S. $ 23.8 billion, is the largest in the history of Airbus.

Lion Air has developed rapidly in recent years due to the growing aviation market in Indonesia. In fact, in 1999, the airline was founded with capital of only one plane. Currently Lion Air operates 92 aircraft. 91 Boeing aircraft and one McDonnell Douglas. Lion Air serves 72 routes, mostly in Indonesia.

Before ordering Airbus aircrafts, Lion Air has purchased 230 units of Boeing 737 aircraft with a value of U.S. $ 22.4 billion in 2011. U.S. President Barack Obama, attended the signing ceremony of cooperation directly between Lion Air and Boeing.

According to observers, the Lion Air's expansion is supported by flight situation of domestic and regional markets. "They see rising demand in the domestic aviation market. When you look at the projected growth in Indonesia, Lion Air needs several hundred aircraft, with a record growth of the aviation market can be maintained," said Brendan Sobie of the Aviation Centre of Asia Pacific in Singapore.

Mandala Airlines and Lion Air to compete with foreign airlines to serve the aviation market in Thailand

Indonesia Aviation. Mandala Airlines and Lion Air competing with 22 carriers from other countries to serve the airlines in the country of Thailand. The rapid development in the tourism sector and a strategic geographical position led to the aviation market in Thailand targeted by many airlines from other countries, including Indonesia, represented by Mandala Airlines and Lion Air.

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Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Bangkok, Thailand

Two low-cost airlines from Indonesia, Mandala Airlines and Lion Air, competing with 22 low-cost airlines from other countries in Southeast Asia in targeting aviation market in Thailand. Competition for aviation market share in the white elephant country is open after two years of implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). This was revealed by a report in The Nation online edition on Monday, March 4, 2013.

Several airlines from other countries who become rivals for Lion Air and Mandala Airlines such as Thai AirAsia, Nok Air, Orient Thai, Solar Air, Tiger Airways, Jetstar Asia Airways, South East Asian Airlines (SEAir), and Cebu Pacific Air. "When the AEC implemented, not just low-cost airlines that fly to Thailand but also to medium-cost airlines and full-cost airlines," says Udom Tantiprasongchai, chairman of Advisory Board of Orient Thai.

Because of the strategic geographical position, Thailand became the center of the aviation business in Southeast Asia. Flights to and from Thailand to be coveted by many airlines from other countries. This causes the domestic airline of Thailand has to face tough competition with foreign airlines. "The aviation market in Thailand from now "will be more dynamic" and the operator will be increasingly difficult to survive in this aviation business, especially those who do not have sufficient funds and strategic thinking in order to offset the rapidly changing business environment," said Udom.

The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is an important part of the decision of ASEAN leaders on October 7, 2003 with the birth of the Bali Concord II. The documents underlying collective commitment to build the ASEAN community based on three pillars of cooperation, namely the political and security, economic and socio-cultural. ASEAN groups Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam.

Lion Air Ready to Open Flight Routes of Kupang-Darwin and Adelaide-Denpasar

Lion Air says ready to serve the Indonesia-Australia flight on the route Kupang-Darwin and Adelaide-Denpasar. Ability to handle service Indonesia-Australia routes were presented by the Managing Director of Lion Air, Rusdi Kirana, on Thursday, February 7, 2013 last. In this case, Lion Air agreed a request from the Indonesian Ambassador to Australia, Riphat Najib, who requested that the national airline was willing to serve two routes linking Indonesia and Australia.

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Director of Lion Air, Rusdi Kirana, Lion Air revealed that ready to open two new routes to Australia, the Kupang-Darwin and Adelaide-Denpasar. "We are ready to open two new routes to Australia to fly the route Kupang-Darwin and Adelaide-Denpasar route," Rusdi said in a written statement on the signing of the Air Transport Services Agreement between Indonesia and Australia, at the Australian Parliament House, Canberra , Australia, Thursday, February 7, 2013.

The opening of the two routes is also due to the request from the Ambassador of Australia, Nadjib Riphat. "The Embassy of Indonesia has received requests direct flights from several cities in Australia to Denpasar, especially from various circles in Adelaide, I see this very good opportunity for Indonesia airlines" explained Nadjib Riphat.

Current carrying capacity that is used Indonesia as many as 12,000 seats and the Australians have used as many as 17,100 seats / week. Routes and airlines that fly Indonesia - Australia is PT. Garuda Indonesia on Denpasar-Perth route, Denpasar-Sydney, Melbourne-Denpasar, Jakarta - Sidney, and Denpasar-Melbourne. Air Asia Indonesia on Denpasar-Perth route. While in the Australia through Qantas flies Sydney-Jakarta route, Qantas code share with Jetstar's on Sydney-Denpasar route, Melbourne-Denpasar and Perth-Denpasar. Furthermore, the airline Virgin Australia on Adelaide-Denpasar route.

In this occasion, the Minister of Communications of the Republic of Indonesia, EE Mangindaan, and the Australian Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Anthony Albanese, signed the Air Transport Services Agreement between Indonesia and Australia and signed Annex II of the Memorandum of Understanding Between The Minisry Arrangement of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia and the Department of Infrastrcture and Transport of Australia on Transport Security Cooperation.

Air Relationship Agreement between Indonesia and Australia is the legal basis in the implementation of the treaty relations between the two countries are set forth in the agreement governing the technical detail right transport capacity, frequency and aircraft type to be used airline from each country. Indonesia Air Transport Services Agreement was first signed on March 7, 1969. "There have been many developments in the air transport between Indonesia and Australia, the number of passengers continues to increase, therefore greatly Air Service Agreement needs to be revised by the two countries. I hope that the national airline of Indonesia capitalize on the growth of air transport Indonesia Australia as well as possible, because still a lot of requests from several cities in Australia, "explains EE Mangindaan after signing agreements air transport services.