Top News on Lion Air

  • Lion 737 crash crew had no visual contact with runway


    Indonesian investigators indicate that the crew of a Lion Air Boeing 737-800 continued to descend below minimum altitude despite not having visual contact...


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  • Lion Air takes Airbus first-quarter orders beyond 400


    Lion Air's huge deal for Airbus A320-family jets has lifted the airframer's first-quarter net order total to 410...


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    Virgin Australia's proposed acquisition of a majority stake in Tiger Airways Australia spells good news for the budget...


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  • ANALYSIS: Asian network carriers take different tack on LCCs

    News | 23 May 2013 07:41 | Ellis Taylor

    While the low-cost carriers established by network airlines in Europe and North American a decade ago have largely by the wayside, carriers in the Asia Pacific...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ANALYSIS-Asian-network-carriers-take-different-tack-on-LCCs-386258/
  • Lion Air gears up for foray into Thailand

    News | 23 May 2013 04:29 | Greg Waldron

    <p>Indonesia's Lion Air is in the process of setting up a Thai unit, to be called Thai Lion Air.</p><p>According to a source at Thailand's Department of Civil...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Lion-Air-gears-up-for-foray-into-Thailand-386273/
  • INTERVIEW: Spring Airlines chairman Wang Zhenghua

    News | 20 May 2013 10:26 | Siva Govindasamy

    In adapting the low-cost model to China, Spring Airlines successfully managed to infiltrate a market dominated by three state-owned giants. Now chairman...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/INTERVIEW-Spring-Airlines-chairman-Wang-Zhenghua-386074/
  • ANALYSIS: LCCs profit from sale and leaseback strategy

    News | 20 May 2013 10:18 | Laura Mueller

    Low-cost carriers have been actives users players in sale-and-leaseback transactions. The deals, under which an investment firm such as a bank or lessor...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ANALYSIS-LCCs-profit-from-sale-and-leaseback-strategy-386073/
  • Malindo Air to begin turboprop operations in June

    News | 20 May 2013 05:20 | Firdaus Hashim

    Malindo Air will begin turboprop operations out of Kuala Lumpur's secondary Subang airport in June. The first turboprop, an ATR 72-600, will arrive...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Malindo-Air-to-begin-turboprop-operations-in-June-386055/
  • Garuda launches Bandung-Denpasar service

    News | 20 May 2013 01:59 | Firdaus Hashim

    <p>Garuda Indonesia launched a daily Bandung-Denpasar service on 18 May.</p><p>It is using Boeing 737-800 aircraft on the route, says the carrier.</p><p>Innovata...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Garuda-launches-Bandung-Denpasar-service-386049/