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U.S. President Barack Obama witnessed the signing of the purchase of various variants of passenger aircraft Boeing B-737 by the national airline Lion Air from aircraft manufacturer Boeing. The signing of the agreement made at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Nusa Dua, Bali on Friday (18/11/2011), on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit preparations.

Based on a press release circulated the Boeing, Lion Air will buy 230 units of the B-737 the newest generation, which consists of 201 units of B-737 MAX, 29 B737-900ER, and get right to purchase an additional 150 units of B-737 variants that have not been specified . The total purchase of 230 B-737 aircraft has reached 21.7 billion U.S. dollars (about Rp195, 2 trillion), which is the largest aircraft orders in Boeing history, both in number and value of the total aircraft dollarnya.

“We are proud Lion Air B-737 to choose once again, that increasingly strengthen our successful partnership so far,” said President and CEO Jim Albaugh of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Lion Air is the airline’s first users variant B-737-900ER in the world and now, Albaugh said, the airline will become the first Asian airline to order B-737-MAX.

B-737 MAX is the latest variant of the medium range airliner Boeing, which will replace the generation of B-737 NG (Next Generation). B-737 MAX will be developed from existing variants, namely B-737-700, B-737-800NG, and B-737-900ER. In Indonesia, a variant B-737-800NG operated by Garuda Indonesia airlines.

MAX B-737 will be equipped with latest machinery CFM International LEAP-1B are more fuel-efficient aircraft engines 10-12 percent compared to the most efficient type of current, and offers a 7 percent operating costs lower. B-737 MAX is the answer to Boeing over Airbus A320neo development.

“Aircraft 737 MAX will be the future of Lion Air. The plane is very efficient high-tech and Lion Air will help maintain low ticket prices and allow us to open up new goals for this aircraft has a cruising range is bigger,” said President Director of Lion Water Rusdi Kirana, as quoted in the press release Boeing.

Until now, the order B-737 MAX has reached 700 aircraft, while the generation of B-737 NG has been ordered to more than 6,000 units. A total of 3800 units of which have been sent to the buyer.

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