Saturday, March 23, 2013




: Posted on Saturday, March 23, 2013 - 1:04 AM

Indonesia Aviation. Lion Air has built aircraft maintenance workshop in Batam which occupies a land area of 16 hectares. According to the plan, Lion Air will begin operating the aircraft maintenance workshop at Batam in mid-2013. In addition to maintenance the aircraft fleet owned by Lion Air, this workshop will also perform maintenance aircraft belonging to other airlines.
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PT Lion Mentari Airlines (Lion Air) will open an aircraft maintenance center in Batam in this mid-year. According to the Main Director of Lion Air, Rusdi Kirana, the aircraft maintenance workshop not only cater for 100 aircraft owned by Lion Air, but also serves aircraft maintenance owned by other airlines, both locally and internationally. The facility is built on an area of 16 hectares. "However, 4 hectares which finished first and was able to operate in mid-2013," said Rusdi, in Toulouse, France, Tuesday, March 19, 2013.

Rusdi Kirana said that operating an aircraft maintenance center can help reduce operating costs Lion Air.

Director of Lion Air, Erdward Sirait said that to support the operation of the workshop, Lion Air prepare 250 candidates people for aircraft mechanic who scattered in Surabaya. Bandung and Jakarta. "They are schooled by Lion Air with a bond agreement," he said.

When asked about the value of the investment being poured for the construction of the project, Edward declined to comment. "I do not know how much the cost has been ascertained," he said.

Previously, Lion Air has bought 234 planes from Airbus with a value of U.S. $ 24 billion. Booking plane with an amazing amount is a strategy to business development companies. The planes are planned to be shipped in stages starting in July 2014 until 2026. Booking the aircrafts consists of two types of aircraft, the A320 and A321. "Delivery is done in stages. The six units of first aircraft will be received in July 2014," said Rusdi Kirana.


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