Lion Air

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Lion Air
Lion Air.svg
Lion Air PK-LGK.jpg
IATA ICAO Call sign
JTLNILION INTER
Founded15 November 1999;25 years ago (1999-11-15)
Commenced operations30 June 2000;24 years ago (2000-06-30)
Hubs
Secondary hubs
Fleet size101
Destinations47 [1]
Parent company Lion Air Group
HeadquartersLion Air Tower, Jalan KH. Hasyim Ashari, Jakarta, Indonesia
Key people
Website www.lionair.co.id

PT Lion Mentari Airlines, operating as Lion Air, is an Indonesian low-cost airline based in Jakarta. Lion Air is the country's largest privately run airline, the second largest low-cost airline in Southeast Asia (after AirAsia) and the largest airline in Indonesia. With Wings Air, Super Air Jet and Batik Air, Lion Group is the country's largest airline's group. The airline operates domestic as well as international routes, which connects different destinations of Indonesia to Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia, India, Japan and Saudi Arabia, [2] as well as charter routes to mainland China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Macau, with more than 630 flights per day. [3] [4]

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The airline has repeatedly broken records for largest aircraft orders, such as its $24 billion order for 234 Airbus A320 jets. [2] The airline's 2011 order of 230 Boeing 737 for $21.7 billion was the largest aircraft order received by Boeing at the time, and the agreement signing was witnessed by President of the United States, Barack Obama. [5]

The airline signed an agreement with US-based aircraft manufacturer Boeing for fifty 737 MAX 10 passenger jets worth $6.24 billion in June 2017. The airline is Boeing's second-largest customer (after US-based Southwest Airlines). [6] It had once been criticised for poor operational management in areas such as scheduling and safety, although steps have been taken to improve its safety: on 16 June 2016, the European Union lifted the ban it had placed on Lion Air from flying into European airspace. [7] In June 2018 it attained a positive safety rating following an ICAO audit. [8] [9]

History

A Yakovlev Yak-42D, the first aircraft of Lion Air, landing in Singapore Lion Airlines Yakovlev Yak-42D Sim.jpg
A Yakovlev Yak-42D, the first aircraft of Lion Air, landing in Singapore
A Lion Air McDonnell Douglas MD-82 at Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport Makassar Lionair.jpg
A Lion Air McDonnell Douglas MD-82 at Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport

The airline was established in October 1999 by Rusdi and Kusnan Kirana and started operations on 30 June 2000, when it began scheduled passenger services from Jakarta to Denpasar and Pontianak using a leased Boeing 737-200. It was the first low-cost airline in Indonesia. The fleet was quickly expanded with the wet-lease of five Yakovlev Yak-42Ds, two McDonnell Douglas MD-82s and two sub-leased Airbus A310-300s. Rapid growth enabled modernisation of the fleet with Boeing 737-300 and Boeing 737-400 aircraft. In 2003, a subsidiary airline was established, Wings Air, operating flights on lower density routes. Further subsidiaries were developed including Malindo Air in Malaysia in 2012, Thai Lion Air in Thailand in 2013 and domestically, Batik Air, a full-service subsidiary, also in 2013. [10]

The airline is planning to join the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and therefore hoping to become the second IATA Indonesian member carrier after Garuda Indonesia. Lion Air failed, in early 2011, the initial IATA assessments for membership due to safety concerns. Lion Air and Boeing pioneered the use of required navigation performance (RNP) procedures in Indonesia, having successfully performed validation flights at the two terrain-challenged airports of Ambon and Manado. [11]

From 19 July 2011, Lion Air grounded 13 aircraft due to sanctions caused by bad on-time performance (OTP). The transportation ministry recorded that Lion Air's OTP of 66.45 percent was the worst of six airlines in an assessment conducted from January to April 2011 at 24 airports nationwide. [12] [13] On the other hand, airlines using Jakarta airport faced considerable delays to their schedules due to runway congestion. [14]

On 18 November 2011, the airline jointly announced with Boeing a record-setting order of 201 Boeing 737 MAX and 29 Boeing 737-900ER aircraft, setting the record for the world's biggest single order of 230 aircraft for a commercial airline worth $21.7 billion. [15]

A Lion Air Boeing 747-400 at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport PK-LHG Boeing 747-400.jpg
A Lion Air Boeing 747-400 at Soekarno–Hatta International Airport

In January 2012, the Transportation Ministry said that it had sanctioned Lion Air because some of its pilots and crew members were found in recent months to be in possession of crystal methamphetamine. In late 2011, Muhammad Nasri and two other co-pilots were arrested at a party in Tangerang; in early 2012 a pilot was caught with crystal meth in Makassar. [16] On 4 February 2012, another Lion Air pilot was arrested following a positive urinalysis test for use of methamphetamine; he was scheduled to fly the Surabaya-Makassar-Balikpapan-Surabaya flight hours later. [17] The licenses of the pilots and crew were revoked. [18]

On 18 March 2013, Lion Air signed a contract to purchase 234 Airbus aircraft worth US$24 billion in France and witnessed directly by French President François Hollande. The ordered aircraft are types of A320 and A321. [19]

Lion Air established a full service airline with the name Batik Air, which started operating in 2013 using 737-900ER. Lion Air also signed a commitment with Boeing to order five Boeing 787 Dreamliner for this airline, and this made Lion Air the first Indonesian airline to order this type since Garuda Indonesia canceled its order for the 10 Dreamliners in 2010, and is expected to be sent in 2015. [20] The airline has also considered ordering wide-body aircraft Airbus A330, but chose to buy 787's. [21]

On 31 July 2015, Lion Air officially left INACA due to a mismatch[ further explanation needed ] with other members. [22]

In June 2016, Lion Group was removed from the list of blacklisted airlines to fly into the EU. [23]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, Lion Group suspended operations until 1 June. It suspended operations again on 5 June after finding few passengers could provide documents proving they were virus-free and have a business reason or family emergency requiring travel. [24] In July 2020, Lion Group announced that the airline will lay off 2,600 contract workers as demand continues to sharply decline. [25]

Destinations

As of June 2024, Lion Air serves a total of 47 destinations: 39 domestic and 8 international. [1]

CountryCityAirportNotesRef
Indonesia Ambon Pattimura Airport
Balikpapan Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan Airport
Bandar Lampung Radin Inten II Airport
Banda Aceh Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport Terminated
Bandung Husein Sastranegara Airport Terminated
Kertajati International Airport Terminated
Banjarmasin Syamsudin Noor International Airport
Banyuwangi Banyuwangi Airport Terminated
Batam Hang Nadim International Airport
Bengkulu Fatmawati Soekarno Airport
Berau Kalimarau Airport Terminated
Biak Biak Airport
Denpasar Ngurah Rai International Airport
Gorontalo Jalaluddin Airport
Jakarta Soekarno–Hatta International Airport Base
Jambi Sultan Thaha Syaifuddin Airport
Jayapura Sentani International Airport
Kendari Haluoleo Airport
Kupang El Tari Airport
Labuan Bajo Komodo International Airport Terminated
Langgur Karel Sadsuitubun Airport
Makassar Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport Base
Malang Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport Terminated
Manado Sam Ratulangi International Airport
Manokwari Rendani Airport Terminated
Mataram Lombok International Airport
Medan Kualanamu International Airport
Merauke Merauke Airport
Padang Minangkabau International Airport
Palangkaraya Tjilik Riwut Airport
Palembang Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport
Palu Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport
Pangkal Pinang Depati Amir Airport
Pekanbaru Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport
Pontianak Supadio Airport
Samarinda Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto Airport Terminated
Semarang Jenderal Ahmad Yani Airport
Sorong Domine Eduard Osok Airport
Surabaya Juanda International Airport Base
Surakarta Adisumarmo Airport
Tanjung Pandan H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport
Tanjung Pinang Raja Haji Fisabilillah Airport Terminated
Tarakan Juwata Airport
Ternate Sultan Babullah Airport
Timika Mozes Kilangin Airport
Yogyakarta Adisutjipto Airport Terminated
Yogyakarta International Airport
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminated
Penang Penang International Airport
Singapore Singapore Changi Airport Terminated
Saudi Arabia Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport
Medina Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport

Codeshare agreements

Lion Air has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:

Fleet

The Boeing customer code for Lion Air is GP, which appears in the designation of its older Boeing aircraft as an infix, such as 737-8GP and 737-9GPER.

Current fleet

A Lion Air Boeing 737-900ER at Changi Airport Boeing 737-900ER Lion Air Spijkers.jpg
A Lion Air Boeing 737-900ER at Changi Airport
A Lion Air Boeing 737-900ER in '50th 737-900ER built' livery, also at Changi Airport Boeing 737-9GPER, Lion Air JP7502064.jpg
A Lion Air Boeing 737-900ER in '50th 737-900ER built' livery, also at Changi Airport
A Lion Air Airbus A330-300 at Ngurah Rai Airport PK-LEH.jpg
A Lion Air Airbus A330-300 at Ngurah Rai Airport

As of January 2025, Lion Air operates the following aircraft:[ citation needed ]

Lion Air fleet
AircraftIn
service		OrdersPassengersNotes
Airbus A330-300 3—440
2436
Airbus A330-900 8—436 [27]
Boeing 737-800 24—189
Boeing 737-900ER 59—215Launch customer.
1213
Boeing 737 MAX 9 4187221Order consisted of both the MAX 8 and 9 variants.
Launch customer for the MAX 9 variant.
All of Lion Air's MAX 8s have been transferred to Batik Air Malaysia.[ citation needed ]
Boeing 737 MAX 10 —50 [28] TBA
Total101237

Fleet development and orders

Lion Air was the launch customer of the 737-900ER, seen here on the type's first flight Lionair 737-900 ER first flight.jpg
Lion Air was the launch customer of the 737-900ER, seen here on the type's first flight

Lion Air was the launch customer for the largest variant of the Boeing 737, the 737-900ER, for which it placed an order in 2005. On the 2005 Paris Air Show, Lion Air signed a preliminary agreement with Boeing for the purchase of up to 60 Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft, valued at $3.9 billion at list prices. Lion Air confirmed their order in July 2005 and became the launch customer for the Boeing 737-900ER with firm orders for 30 aircraft and options for 30 more, which were later converted into firm orders. The -900ER can carry up to 215 passengers in a single-class layout, and is powered by CFM56-7B turbofan engines. On 27 April 2007, Boeing delivered the first 737-900ER to Lion Air. The aircraft was delivered in a special dual-paint scheme that combines Lion Air's logo on its vertical stabilizer and the Boeing "Dreamliner" livery on the fuselage.

Lion Air set a world record when it placed an order for 230 aircraft from Boeing, making this the largest order in terms of aircraft ordered as well the cost of the order. In November 2011, Lion Air and Boeing announced that the airline planned to buy 29 additional Boeing 737 Next Generation and 201 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, with options for 150 more, valued at $21.7 billion at the time. [15] A firm order was signed on 14 February 2012, with the 737 MAX aircraft identified as 737 MAX 9s, making Lion Air the launch customer for that variant. [29] By the time of the signing, the order's value had risen to $22.4 billion at list prices, the largest aircraft order in history. [29] Additionally, the engines for the -900ERs, CFM 56-7s, cost about $580 million and the engines for the MAXs, CFM LEAP-1Bs, cost about $4.8 billion. [29] Deliveries of the additional NGs were to start in 2014, with the MAXs to follow in 2017. [29]

On Monday 18 March 2013 Lion Air placed an order for 234 A320 jets with Airbus, the largest single order ever made, surpassing the previous record by Boeing ($22.4 Billion). The contract, which was signed at the Elysée Palace in the presence of President François Hollande and several government ministers, was worth €18.4 billion ($24 billion) at catalogue prices, the French president said. [30]

In April 2018 Lion Air Group placed an order for fifty Boeing 737 MAX 10 jets, valued at a list price of $6.24 billion. [31]

However, following the crash of Flight 610 in October 2018, Lion Air announced that all Boeing orders would likely be cancelled. [32] The statement was further reinforced following the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, which eventually led to the worldwide grounding of all 737 MAX aircraft currently in service. In the days that followed after Flight 302's crash, Bloomberg News reported that Lion Air was evaluating options from Airbus, having already refused to take delivery of a 737 MAX that was going to be delivered in March 2019. [33]

The airline received its first of 10 Airbus A330-900 aircraft on 19 July 2019, becoming the first Asia/Pacific operator of the type. [34]

Former fleet

An Airbus A310 formerly of Lion Air in the Mojave Desert, California Airbus A310-322 AN0482806.jpg
An Airbus A310 formerly of Lion Air in the Mojave Desert, California
AircraftTotalOperatedRetiredNotes
Airbus A310-300 120002003
Boeing 737-200 220012003
Boeing 737-300 220062014
Boeing 737-400 1020042014
Boeing 737 MAX 8 1520172022One crashed as Flight 610. Remaining aircraft transferred to Batik Air Malaysia.
Boeing 747-400 [35] 220092019Replaced by Airbus A330-900. PK-LHF is preserved as the Steak 21 Restaurant in Bekasi, while PK-LHG was scrapped.
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 1720022012One crashed as Flight 538.
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 120032008
McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 520052012
Yakovlev Yak-42 520012002

Market share

Aviation market share in Indonesia (2015) [36]

  Lion Air (41.6%)
   Garuda Indonesia (23.5%)
   Sriwijaya Air (10.4%)
   Citilink (8.9%)
   Wings Air (4.7%)
   Indonesia AirAsia (4.4%)
  Others (6.5%)

In the 2000s Lion Air began to grow and became a serious rival for the flag carrier Garuda Indonesia in domestic air travel in Indonesia. By mid 2015, Lion Air led Indonesia's domestic air travel market with 41.6 percent share, while Garuda Indonesia came in second with 23.5 percent share. Sriwijaya Air came in third with a market share of 10.4 percent, followed by Garuda's low-cost subsidiary Citilink (8.9 percent) and Lion Air's regional flight service Wings Air (4.7 percent). Indonesia AirAsia, a unit of Malaysian budget airline AirAsia, had a 4.4 percent market share. [36]

Overall, Indonesian domestic air travel business is overwhelmingly ruled by two airline groups; Lion Air Group and Garuda Indonesia. By mid 2015, Lion Air Group accounted for 43.17 percent of market share, while Garuda Indonesia had 37.08 percent of market share. [37]

From 2005 to 2017, the domestic market share of Lion Air Group increased by more than 100%, from 25% to 51%, while Garuda Indonesia's increased from 24% to 33%; [38] their international market share in 2017 was 21% and 39% respectively, while Indonesia AirAsia / Indonesia AirAsia X had 36% of the international market. [39]

Incidents, accidents and other controversies

See also

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