Boeing gets the Lion’s share
Boeing has signed the world’s largest commercial order for aircraft with an Indonesian airline currently blacklisted in Europe and sanctioned by the Indonesian government for poor on-time performance.
Boeing’s deal with Indonesia’s Lion Air for 230 aircraft has a list price of US$21.7 billion but this figure could rise to US$35 million with options. 


Lion Air and Boeing signed a commitment for a combination of 201 737 MAXs and 29 737-900 ERs, in Bali on Friday morning with US President Barack Obama in attendance. 


Boeing has not given a time frame for delivery of the aircraft, but noted that the 737 MAX will only be ready for delivery in 2017. 


Craig West from Airliner World magazine said he suspected they would be delivered over many years. 


“This could be over a very long period of time, so that when the last batch begins to be delivered, the first batch are already so old that they are put out of service,” he told AFP.


The order topped this week’s previous record Boeing order, announced by Emirates airline at at the Dubai Airshow, for 50 Boeing long-range 777-300ERs. 


Lion Air is Indonesia’s largest private carrier, founded by brothers Kusnan and Rusdi Kirana. 

The airline was recently told by the civil aviation authority in Jakarta to take six aircraft out of service and amend its schedules to help improve its poor on-time performance.
In 2007, Lion Air was among several Indonesian airlines banned by the European Union for lax safety standards. 

The ban on flag carrier Garuda Indonesia and several other carriers was lifted in July 2009, but Lion Air still remains on the blacklist. 


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