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"The 737 MAX is the best choice for Lion
Air and the best airplane to serve our passengers,"
said Rusdi Kirana, Lion Air Founder and President
Director. "We're excited to be the first
airline in Asia to fly the 737 MAX and to be the
global launch customer of the 737 MAX 9."
With orders for 230 airplanes valued at $22.4
billion at list prices, this deal is the largest
commercial airplane order ever in Boeing's history
by both dollar value and total number of airplanes.
Lion Air will also acquire purchase rights for
an additional 150 airplanes.
"Lion Air has been a leader in Indonesia
from the very beginning," said Dinesh Keskar,
vice president of Asia-Pacific and India Sales
for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "Today more
people are flying in Asia at lower fares because
of the 737 and this historic 737 MAX order will
help connect more people in the future."
The 737 MAX is a new engine variant of the world's
best selling airplane and builds on the strengths
of today's Next-Generation 737. The 737 MAX incorporates
the latest-technology CFM International LEAP-1B
engines to deliver the highest efficiency, reliability
and passenger comfort in the single-aisle market.
Airlines operating the 737 MAX will see a 10-12
percent fuel burn improvement over today's most
fuel efficient single-aisle airplanes and a 7
percent operating cost per seat advantage over
tomorrow's competition.
To date, the 737 MAX has orders and commitments
for more than 1,000 airplanes from 15 customers
and the Next-Generation 737 family has won orders
for more than 6,600 airplanes.
Lion Air, Indonesia's largest private airline,
currently operates or has on order a total of
178 Next-Generation 737s.
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