Aircraft
Boeing’s order book swells by 60 airplanes
Boeing announced new firm orders from two Indonesian airlines–ambitious low-fare 737 operator Lion Air and Garuda Indonesia–for a total of 60 airplanes.

Boeing announced new firm orders from two Indonesian airlines–ambitious low-fare 737 operator Lion Air and Garuda Indonesia–for a total of 60 airplanes. An order for 56 B737-900ERs from Lion Air raises the airline’s order total for the type to 178. Garuda’s commitment for four 777-300ERs accompanies a conversion of an order for six deferred 777-200ERs to the larger type, bringing its total -300ER commitment to 10.

Lion Air launched the up-to-220-seat variant with a mid-2005 order for 30, of which nine have been delivered. New aircraft are currently arriving at the rate of one a month, with the 122nd scheduled for delivery in 2014.