Not to be confused with the Sri Lankan airline LionairNot to be confused with the Indonesian airline Lion AirLionair is an airline with its head office in the Asian Aviation Centre on the grounds of Ratmalana Airport in Colombo, Sri Lanka, near Colombo. It is a privately owned charter operator...
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PT Lion Mentari Airlines, operating as
Lion Air, is
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’s largest private carrier and Asia’s first hybrid carrier which offers both economy and business-class seating, based in
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, Indonesia. Lion Air also flies to
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,
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,
Malaysia and
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. Its main base is
Soekarno-Hatta International AirportSoekarno–Hatta International Airport , popularly abbreviated SHIA or Soetta is the main airport serving the greater Jakarta area on the island of Java, Indonesia. The airport is named after the first President of Indonesia, Soekarno, and the first vice-president, Mohammad Hatta. The airport is...
,
JakartaJakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
. It operates scheduled passenger services on an extensive network from Jakarta to 56 destinations (as of July 2010).
Along with many other Indonesian carriers, Lion Air (including its Wings Air
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) is on the list of air carriers banned in the European Union due to safety concerns as of November 2011.
From July 19, 2011, Lion Air has had to ground 13 planes due to sanction caused by bad on-time performance (OTP) until Lion Air can fulfill at least 80 percent of OTP. The transportation ministry recorded that Lion Air's OTP of 66.45 percent was the worst out of six airlines in an assessment conducted from January to April 2011 at 24 airports nationwide.
History
The airline was established in October 1999 and started operations on June 30, 2000, when it began scheduled passenger services between Jakarta and
PontianakPontianak is the capital of the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan. It is a medium-size industrial city on the island of Borneo. Pontianak occupies an area of 107.82 km² in the delta of the Kapuas River...
using a leased
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. It is owned by Rusdi Kirana and family. The airline is also planning to join IATA and therefore hoping to become the second IATA Indonesian member carrier after
Garuda IndonesiaPT Garuda Indonesia Tbk , publicly known as Garuda Indonesia, is the flag carrier of Indonesia. It is named after the mystical giant bird Garuda of Hinduism and Buddhist mythology. It is headquartered at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, near Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia...
. Lion Air failed, in early 2011, the initial IATA assessments for membership due to safety concerns.
Starting February 2010, Lion Air increased the number of flights to
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to five times weekly. This route is being served by their two
Boeing 747-400The Boeing 747-400 is a major development and the best-selling model of the Boeing 747 family of jet airliners. While retaining the four-engine wide-body layout of its predecessors, the 747-400 embodies numerous technological and structural changes to produce a more efficient airframe...
with 496 seats.
Aviation Week has reported that Lion Air is planning to establish a joint-venture with Malaysian regional carrier
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, in order to create a Malaysian subsidiary. Should the plan materialize, it will expand the Lion Air business horizon beyond Malaysia by capitalizing on its Indonesian partner’s experience and ‘economies of scale’ in the aviation services industry with a large fleet of aircraft and an expansive reach of destinations,according to them.This will be their second attempt to create a foreign subsidiary after the failed attempt of creating
Lion Air AustraliaLion Air Australia was a planned Australian domestic and international airline. After the collapse of its main proposed shareholder SkyAirWorld, the future of the Lion Air Australia is uncertain...
.
On 18 November 2011, the airline jointly announced with Boeing for a record-setting order of 201
Boeing 737 MaxThe Boeing 737 MAX is a new family of aircraft being developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes to replace the Boeing 737 Next Generation family. The primary change will be the use of the larger and more efficient CFM International LEAP-1B engines. The airframe is to receive some modifications as...
and 29 Boeing 737-900ER planes setting the record for the world's biggest single order of 230 planes for a commercial airline worth $21.7B. The previous order was set by
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air of the Philippines when it ordered more than 70 planes from
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which is the rival of
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in the aircraft manufacturing industry.
Destinations
Lion Air serves 60 destinations; 55 domestic and 4 international (as of July 2011).
Current
As of 8 November 2011, the Lion Air fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 6.2 years:
http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Lion-Airlines http://active.boeing.com/commercial/orders/index.cfm?content=customerselection.cfm&pageid=m15524 http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=JT&al_op=1
| Aircraft |
In Service |
Orders |
Passengers |
Notes |
| Business |
Economy |
Total |
Boeing 737-300The Boeing 737 Classic is the name given to the -300/-400/-500 series of the Boeing 737 following the introduction of the -600/-700/-800/-900 series. They are short- to medium- range, narrow-body jet airliners produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The Classic series was introduced as the 'new...
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
148 |
148 |
To be phased out in 2011 |
Boeing 737-400The Boeing 737 Classic is the name given to the -300/-400/-500 series of the Boeing 737 following the introduction of the -600/-700/-800/-900 series. They are short- to medium- range, narrow-body jet airliners produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The Classic series was introduced as the 'new...
|
10 |
0 |
8 |
150 |
158 |
To be phased out in 2011 |
Boeing 737-800The Boeing 737 Next Generation, commonly abbreviated as Boeing 737NG, is the name given to the -600/-700/-800/-900 series of the Boeing 737 after the introduction of the -300/-400/-500 Classic series. They are short- to medium-range, narrow-body jet airliners...
|
0 |
12 |
0 |
189 |
189 |
converted orders ; from 900ERs series |
Boeing 737-900ERThe Boeing 737 Next Generation, commonly abbreviated as Boeing 737NG, is the name given to the -600/-700/-800/-900 series of the Boeing 737 after the introduction of the -300/-400/-500 Classic series. They are short- to medium-range, narrow-body jet airliners...
|
55 |
142 |
0 |
212 |
212 |
Launch Customer of 737-900ER series
Total delivery from Boeing 53 unit (until 8 November 2011)
lease remaining from GECAS 2 unit
12 unit converted to 800s series, from PK-LHQ and above, fitted with the sky interior |
| Boeing 737 MAX The Boeing 737 MAX is a new family of aircraft being developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes to replace the Boeing 737 Next Generation family. The primary change will be the use of the larger and more efficient CFM International LEAP-1B engines. The airframe is to receive some modifications as...
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0 |
201 |
0 |
? |
? |
201 units ordered from Boeing on 18 November 2011 |
Boeing 747-400The Boeing 747-400 is a major development and the best-selling model of the Boeing 747 family of jet airliners. While retaining the four-engine wide-body layout of its predecessors, the 747-400 embodies numerous technological and structural changes to produce a more efficient airframe...
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
496 |
496 |
|
| McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
|
To be phased out in 2011 |
Lion Air placed an initial an order with Boeing for 30
Next-GenerationThe Boeing 737 Next Generation, commonly abbreviated as Boeing 737NG, is the name given to the -600/-700/-800/-900 series of the Boeing 737 after the introduction of the -300/-400/-500 Classic series. They are short- to medium-range, narrow-body jet airliners...
737-900ER aircraft on 18 July 2005. The
Boeing customer code for Lion Air is 7x7-xGP. The first 737-900ER was delivered on 27 April 2007 and the airline became the first airline to operate the model, within twelve months a total of ten aircraft had been delivered. By the end of September 2011 40 more 737-900ERs had been delivered by Boeing bringing the total of that series active in the Lion fleet to 50 aircraft. Throughout 2011 to 2014, 12
Boeing 737-800The Boeing 737 Next Generation, commonly abbreviated as Boeing 737NG, is the name given to the -600/-700/-800/-900 series of the Boeing 737 after the introduction of the -300/-400/-500 Classic series. They are short- to medium-range, narrow-body jet airliners...
s and 122
Boeing 737-900ERThe Boeing 737 Next Generation, commonly abbreviated as Boeing 737NG, is the name given to the -600/-700/-800/-900 series of the Boeing 737 after the introduction of the -300/-400/-500 Classic series. They are short- to medium-range, narrow-body jet airliners...
s where to be delivered from the total of 178 aircraft on order at that time.
The 737-900ER and the 737MAX are the newest members of the next generation 737 family. All other aircraft, including the Boeing 737 Classic family and the McDonnell Douglas/Boeing MD-90 family, are being phased out to make room for their new aircraft.
Retired
| Aircraft |
Total |
Saab 2000|-See also:-References:* Lambert, Mark. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1993–94. Coulsdon, UK:Jane's Data Division, 1993. ISBN 0 7106 1066 1....
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2 |
| Boeing 737-200 The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers...
|
2 |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 |
22 |
| Yak-42 |
1 |
Incidents and accidents
- On 14 January 2002, Lion Air Flight 386, a Boeing 737-200
The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers...
crashed on take-off and was written off; however, no one was killed.
- On 30 November 2004, Lion Air Flight 538
Lion Air Flight 538 was a flight from Jakarta to Surabaya with a transit in Surakarta, Indonesia carrying 146 passengers. On November 30, 2004 the MD-82 plane crash landed in the Adi Sumarmo Airport in Surakarta. The plane overran the end of the 2600 m runway. Despite a regular night flight, there...
, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashed in SurakartaSurakarta, also called Solo or Sala, is a city in Central Java, Indonesia of more than 520,061 people with a population density of 11,811.5 people/km2. The 44 km2 city adjoins Karanganyar Regency and Boyolali Regency to the north, Karanganyar Regency and Sukoharjo Regency to the east and...
, killing 25 people. This is the airline's first and only fatal accident as of May 2011.
- On 4 March 2006, Lion Air Flight 8987, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashed after landing at Juanda International Airport
Juanda International Airport , is an airport located in Sidoarjo, a small town near Surabaya, East Java. This airport serves Surabaya and surrounding areas. Juanda International Airport is operated by PT Angkasa Pura I. The airport takes its name after Djuanda Kartawidjaja, the last Prime Minister...
. Reverse thrust was used although it was stated to be out of order. This caused the aircraft to veer to the right and skid off the runway coming to rest 7,000 ft from the approach end of RWY10. No-one was killed but the aircraft was badly damaged.
- On 24 December 2006, Lion Air Flight 792, a Boeing 737-400
The Boeing 737 Classic is the name given to the -300/-400/-500 series of the Boeing 737 following the introduction of the -600/-700/-800/-900 series. They are short- to medium- range, narrow-body jet airliners produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The Classic series was introduced as the 'new...
, landed with incorrect flap configuration and was not aligned with the runway. The plane landed hard and skidded along the runway causing the right main landing gear to detach, the left gear to protrude through the wing and some of the aircraft fuselage to be wrinkled. No one was killed.
- On 2 November 2010, Lion Air Flight 712, a Boeing 737-400
The Boeing 737 Classic is the name given to the -300/-400/-500 series of the Boeing 737 following the introduction of the -600/-700/-800/-900 series. They are short- to medium- range, narrow-body jet airliners produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The Classic series was introduced as the 'new...
(registration PK-LIQ) overran the runway on landing at Supadio AirportSupadio International Airport is an airport in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.-Airlines and destinations:-Accidents and incidents:...
, PontianakPontianak is the capital of the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan. It is a medium-size industrial city on the island of Borneo. Pontianak occupies an area of 107.82 km² in the delta of the Kapuas River...
, coming to rest on its belly. All 174 passengers and crew evacuated by the emergency chutesAn evacuation slide is an inflatable slide used to evacuate an aircraft quickly. An escape slide is required on all commercial aircraft where the door sill height is such that, in the event of an evacuation, passengers would be unable to "step down" from the door uninjured An evacuation slide is...
, with few injuries reported.
- On 14 February 2011 A Lionair Boeing 737-900, registration PK-LFI performing flight JT-392 from Jakarta to Pekanbaru (Indonesia) with 213 people on board, skidded on Pekanbaru's runway 36 while landing in heavy rain around 21:30L (14:30Z), the right hand main gear departed the paved runway surface. No injuries occurred, the airplane sustained minor damage.
- On 15 february 2011A Lionair Boeing 737-900, registration PK-LHH performing flight JT-295 from Medan to Pekanbaru (Indonesia) with 218 people on board, overran Pekanbaru's runway 36 and came to a stop with all gear about 25 meters off the paved surface while landing in Pekanbaru around 17:00L (10:00Z) in drizzle. The passengers disembarked onto soft ground via mobile stairs.
- On 23 october 2011 A Lion Air Boeing 737-900, registration PK-LHO performing flight JT-673 from Tarakan to Balikpapan (Indonesia) with 198 passengers and 7 crew, overran the end of the runway 25 with the main gear about 20 meters off paved surface (60 meters paved runway end safety area) when the aircraft landed in Balikpapan in heavy rain and strong gusting winds. No injuries occurred, the passengers disembarked normally onto soft ground.
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