Indonesia Flight Future Bright

If handled carefully, accompanied by a clear vision, Indonesia's civil aviation industry has a bright future. The development shown by the national carrier Garuda Indonesia and Lion Air to be a clear sign of it. This view is presented Boeing's Senior Vice President for East Asia and Southeast Robert K Laird in a special interview with Compass and Space on the sidelines of Singapore Aerospace Exhibition, Wednesday (3 / 2) afternoon.

Laird admitted, during the last few years the crisis that makes the company go through a serious challenge. "However, entering 2010, there are some signs that make us optimistic. Air cargo began to rise, so does the number of passengers, "said Laird.

Back at the prospect of flight in Indonesia, Laird said, there are several factors at play. First, the Indonesian economy as isolated from the world economy (so as not affected, although the world economy become slow). Next, there are figures of Garuda leaders and Lion Air has a vision of aviation.

For aircraft manufacturers, like Boeing, it was very exciting because it means that aircraft orders will keep coming despite the general decline of the world order.
From Garuda and Lion, Boeing got a lot of commercial jet orders for the short and medium distances. Garuda ordered types 737-800 Next Generation, while the Lion 737-900 Extended Range ordering although the latter is also buying 747 jumbo.

Leap Garuda
In an effort to introduce programs run by the airline's lead, President Director of Garuda Indonesia Emirsyah Satar in a news conference at the Singapore Airshow arena, Wednesday afternoon yesterday, mentioning, in order to meet the surge of passengers, from 10.3 million in 2009 to 27.6 million In 2014, Garuda will increase the number of its aircraft fleet, from 56 to 116. In addition to being more fleet of Garuda in the future should be more reliable and more efficient.

Distance routes will be short with main players Garuda Boeing 737-800NG, Airbus medium range by 330-200, and for long distances by the Boeing 777-300ER. The latter will be used to support the flight to Europe and America.

C-17 flying cross
For a demo flight, after the first day, Tuesday, exhibition alive with the appearance of two American-made jets, the F-111 and A-10 Thunderbolt, last Wednesday, the sensation appears at the end of the show, when suddenly there was the appearance of fat-body jet transport property U.S. Air Force, the C-17 Globemaster III.

Transport aircraft jet engine though, but capable of operating in this simple foundation flying cross twice. In the low-flying cross berketinggian it, visitors can clearly see the figure Globemaster developed between the 1980s for rapid deployment of this global strategic scale.