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{{Short description|Low-cost airline of Indonesia}}
{{About|the Indonesian airline|other airlines with similar names|Lionair (disambiguation){{!}}Lionair}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = PT Lion Mentari Airlines
| logo = Lion Air.svg
| logo_size = 
| image = Boeing 737-9GPER, Lion Air JP7325214.jpg
| image_size = 300
| alt = 
| caption = A Lion Air [[Boeing 737 Next Generation|Boeing 737-900ER]]
| IATA = JT
| ICAO = LNI
| callsign = LION INTER
| founded = {{start date and age|1999|11|15|df=yes}}
| commenced = {{start date and age|2000|06|30|df=yes}}
| aoc = 
| bases = {{ubl|class=nowrap
  | [[Hang Nadim International Airport|Batam]]
  | [[I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport|Denpasar]]
  | [[Soekarno–Hatta International Airport|Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta]]
  | [[Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport|Makassar]]
  | [[Sam Ratulangi International Airport|Manado]]
  | [[Kualanamu International Airport|Medan]]
  | [[Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport|Palembang]]
  | [[Juanda International Airport|Surabaya]]
  | [[Yogyakarta International Airport|Yogyakarta–International]]}}
| frequent_flyer = 
| alliance = 
| subsidiaries = 
| fleet_size = 99
| destinations = 47<ref name="auto">{{cite web|date=13 June 2024|title=Route map Lion Air|url=https://www.flightconnections.com/route-map-lion-air-jt|publisher=Flight Connections|access-date=13 June 2023}}</ref>
| parent = [[Lion Air Group]]
| num_employees = 
| headquarters = Lion Air Tower, Jalan KH. Hasyim Ashari, [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]
| key_people = {{bulleted list|
  | [[Rusdi Kirana]] ([[Chairman]])
  | Kusnan Kirana ([[President (corporate title)|President]] [[Commissioner]])
  | Rudy Lumingkewas ([[President (corporate title)|President]] [[Director (business)|Director]])}}
| revenue = 
| operating_income = 
| net_income = 
| profit = 
| assets = 
| equity = 
| website = {{URL|https://www.lionair.co.id/en/home}}
}}

'''Lion Air''' <!--Please refrain from adding the Indonesian name to this section, as it have already been clearly specified in the Infobox. Reiterating the native name in the Lede is unnecessary and redundant.--> 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,<ref name="inquirer1"/> as well as charter routes to [[mainland China]], [[Hong Kong]], [[South Korea]] and [[Macau]], with more than 630 flights per day.<ref name="FI"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/01/01/lion-air-runs-charter-flights-from-batam-to-busan-incheon.html|title=Lion Air runs charter flights from Batam to Busan, Incheon|newspaper=[[The Jakarta Post]]|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref>

The airline has repeatedly broken records for largest aircraft orders, such as its $24 billion order for 234 [[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A320]] jets.<ref name="inquirer1"/> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-11-18 |title=Lion Air beli 230 pesawat Boeing 737 |url=https://www.bbc.com/indonesia/majalah/2011/11/111118_boeinglionair |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=BBC News Indonesia |language=id}}</ref>

The airline signed an agreement with US-based aircraft manufacturer Boeing for fifty [[Boeing 737 MAX|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]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://jakartaglobe.id/business/lion-air-places-6-2b-order-50-cutting-edge-boeing-passenger-jets/|title=Lion Air Places $6.2b Order for 50 Cutting Edge Boeing Passenger Jets|newspaper=The Jakarta Globe|access-date=21 June 2017}}</ref> 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 [[List of air carriers banned in the European Union|flying into European airspace]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/business/eu-lifts-iranair-indonesias-lion-air-safety-blacklist/|title=EU Lifts IranAir, Indonesia's Lion Air from Safety Blacklist|publisher=BeritaSatu|date=16 June 2016|access-date=17 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617132824/http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/business/eu-lifts-iranair-indonesias-lion-air-safety-blacklist/|archive-date=17 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In June 2018 it attained a positive safety rating following an [[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]] audit.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/world/indonesia-plane-crash-lion-air-was-rated-seven-stars-upgraded-to-top-safety-tier-in-june-5422783/|title=Indonesia plane crash: Lion Air was rated seven stars, upgraded to top safety tier in June|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=29 October 2018|access-date=29 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/aviation/bali-based-airlines-garuda-indonesia-and-batik-air-earn-highest-safety-rating-after-audit-ng-b88861406z|title=Bali based airlines Garuda Indonesia and Batik Air earn highest safety rating after audit|last=Thomas|first=Geoffrey|publisher=[[The Sunday Times (Western Australia)|The Sunday Times]] (PerthNow)|date=8 June 2018|access-date=29 October 2018}}</ref>

==History==

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

The airline was established in October 1999 by [[Rusdi Kirana|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-42]]Ds, two [[McDonnell Douglas MD-82]]s and two sub-leased [[Airbus A310-300]]s. 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.<ref name=AW>{{cite journal|title=The Lion Roars|journal=Airliner World|date=February 2015|pages=88–96}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://atwonline.com/aircraft-engines-components/news/boeing-lion-air-pioneer-precision-satellite-navigation-technology-1|title=Boeing, Lion Air pioneer precision satellite navigation technology|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.surabayapost.co.id/?mnu=berita&act=view&id=dbc6c17187c477fd469d54482dd7001a&jenis=c81e728d9d4c2f636f067f89cc14862c|title=Surabaya Post|website=www.surabayapost.co.id}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/08/08/lion-batavia-pledge-improve-performance.html|title=Lion, Batavia pledge to improve performance|work=[[The Jakarta Post]]|access-date=17 February 2012}}</ref> On the other hand, airlines using Jakarta airport faced considerable delays to their schedules due to runway congestion.<ref>{{cite web|last=Citrinot|first=Luc|url=http://www.eturbonews.com/19651/some-solutions-decongest-jakarta-soekarno-hatta-airport|title=JAKARTA AIRPORT CONGESTION Some solutions to decongest Jakarta Soekarno Hatta Airport?|publisher=Eturbonews.com|date=18 November 2010|access-date=7 April 2013|archive-date=1 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701030107/http://www.eturbonews.com/19651/some-solutions-decongest-jakarta-soekarno-hatta-airport|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 18 November 2011, the airline jointly announced with Boeing a record-setting order of 201 [[Boeing 737 MAX]] and 29 [[Boeing 737 Next Generation|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.<ref name="cnn" />

[[File:PK-LHG Boeing 747-400.jpg|thumb|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/01/11/lion-air-sanctioned-over-pilots-with-crystal-meth.html|title=Lion air sanctioned over pilots with crystal meth|date=11 January 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113193539/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/01/11/lion-air-sanctioned-over-pilots-with-crystal-meth.html|archive-date=13 January 2012}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaindonesia.com/read/2012/02/04/296223/289/101/Lagi-Pilot-Lion-Air-Nyabu-Ditangkap-BNN-|title=Lagi, Pilot Lion Air Nyabu Ditangkap BNN|date=4 February 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206154131/http://www.mediaindonesia.com/read/2012/02/04/296223/289/101/Lagi-Pilot-Lion-Air-Nyabu-Ditangkap-BNN-|archive-date= 6 February 2012 }}</ref> The licenses of the pilots and crew were revoked.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ekonomi.kompas.com/read/2012/02/07/03004410/lisensi.pilot.pesawat.lion.air.langsung.dicabut?page=all|title=Lisensi Pilot Pesawat Lion Air Langsung Dicabut|work=Kompas.com|date=7 February 2012|access-date=17 March 2023|location=Jakarta|language=id}}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://finance.detik.com/sosok/d-2197535/kisah-penjual-mesin-tik-asal-ri-yang-kini-membeli-ratusan-pesawat-airbus-dan-boeing|title=Kisah Penjual Mesin Tik asal RI yang Kini Membeli Ratusan Pesawat Airbus dan Boeing|website=detikfinance}}</ref>

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.<ref name=BatikAir_FG>{{cite news|last=Govindasamy|first=Siva|title=IATA: Lion's Batik Air to the competition in Southeast Asia|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/iata-lions-batik-air-to-up-the-competition-in-southeast-asia-372803/|access-date=10 June 2012|newspaper=Flightglobal|date=9 June 2012}}</ref> The airline has also considered ordering wide-body aircraft [[Airbus A330]], but chose to buy 787's.<ref name="787 commitment for subsidiary_ATW">{{cite news|last=Walker|first=Karen|title=Lion Air Dreamliner commitment for premium carrier signs|url=http://atwonline.com/aircraft-engines-components/news/lion-air-signs-dreamliner-commitment-premium-carrier-0608|access-date=10 June 2012|newspaper=Air Transport World|date=8 June 2012}}</ref>

On 31 July 2015, Lion Air officially left [[INACA]] due to a mismatch{{explain|date=July 2020}} with other members.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribunnews.com/bisnis/2015/07/31/lion-air-cerai-dari-inaca-karena-sudah-tak-sepaham|title=Lion Air 'Cerai' dari INACA Karena Sudah Tak Sepaham|date=24 July 2024|website=Tribunnews.com}}</ref>

In June 2016, Lion Group was removed from the list of [[List of air carriers banned in the European Union|blacklisted airlines to fly into the EU]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/air/news/2016-06-16-air-ban_en|title=Aviation Safety: Commission updates EU air safety list – Iran and Africa make progress|date=16 June 2016|access-date=10 March 2017|publisher=European Commission - Mobility and Transport}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jakartaglobe.id/business/lion-air-to-ground-all-flights-on-friday-as-passengers-fail-to-comply-with-covid19-health-protocol|title=Lion Air to Ground All Flights on Friday as Passengers Fail to Comply With Covid-19 Health Protocol}}</ref> In July 2020, Lion Group announced that the airline will lay off 2,600 contract workers as demand continues to sharply decline.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lion Air Lets Go of 2,600 Workers as Pandemic Pressure Intensified|url=https://jakartaglobe.id/business/lion-air-lets-go-of-2600-workers-as-pandemic-pressure-intensified|access-date=2020-10-22|website=Jakarta Globe|date=6 July 2020 }}</ref>

==Destinations==
{{as of|2025|6}}, Lion Air flies (or has flown) to the following destinations:<ref name="auto"/>
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Country
! City
! Airport
! Notes
! Ref
|-
|rowspan="47"|Indonesia||[[Ambon, Maluku|Ambon]]||[[Pattimura Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Balikpapan]]||[[Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Bandar Lampung]]||[[Radin Inten II Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Banda Aceh]]||[[Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport]]||{{terminated}}||align=center|
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Bandung]]||[[Husein Sastranegara Airport]]||{{terminated}}||align=center|
|-
|[[Kertajati International Airport]]||{{terminated}}||align=center|
|-
|[[Banjarmasin]]||[[Syamsudin Noor International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Banyuwangi]]||[[Banyuwangi Airport]]||{{terminated}}||align=center|
|-
|[[Batam]]||[[Hang Nadim International Airport]]||{{Airline hub|Base}}||align=center|
|-
|[[Bengkulu]]||[[Fatmawati Soekarno Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Berau Regency|Berau]]||[[Kalimarau Airport]]||{{terminated}}||align=center|
|-
|[[Biak]]||[[Biak Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Denpasar]]||[[Ngurah Rai International Airport]]||{{Airline hub|Base}}||align=center|
|-
|[[Gorontalo]]||[[Jalaluddin Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Jakarta]]||[[Soekarno–Hatta International Airport]]||{{Airline hub|Base}}||align=center|
|-
|[[Jambi]]||[[Sultan Thaha Syaifuddin Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Jayapura]]||[[Sentani International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Kendari]]||[[Haluoleo Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Kupang]]||[[El Tari Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Labuan Bajo]]||[[Komodo International Airport]]||{{terminated}}||align=center|
|-
|[[Kai Islands|Langgur]]||[[Karel Sadsuitubun Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Makassar]]||[[Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport]]||{{Airline hub|Base}}||align=center|
|-
|[[Malang]]||[[Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport]]||{{terminated}}||align=center|
|-
|[[Manado]]||[[Sam Ratulangi International Airport]]||{{Airline hub|Base}}||align=center|
|-
|[[Manokwari]]|||[[Rendani Airport]]||{{terminated}}||align=center|
|-
|[[Mataram (city)|Mataram]]||[[Lombok International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Medan]]||[[Kualanamu International Airport]]||{{Airline hub|Base}}||align=center|
|-
|[[Merauke]]||[[Merauke Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Padang]]||[[Minangkabau International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Palangkaraya]]||[[Tjilik Riwut Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Palembang]]||[[Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport]]||{{Airline hub|Base}}||align=center|
|-
|[[Palu]]||[[Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Pangkal Pinang]]||[[Depati Amir Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Pekanbaru]]||[[Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Pontianak]]||[[Supadio Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Samarinda]]||[[Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto Airport]]||{{terminated}}||align=center|
|-
|[[Semarang]]||[[Jenderal Achmad Yani International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Sorong]]||[[Domine Eduard Osok Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Surabaya]]||[[Juanda International Airport]]||{{Airline hub|Base}}||align=center|
|-
|[[Surakarta]]||[[Adisumarmo Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|- 
|[[Tanjung Pandan]]||[[H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Tanjung Pinang]]||[[Raja Haji Fisabilillah Airport]]||{{terminated}}||align=center|
|-
|[[Tarakan]]||[[Juwata Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Ternate]]||[[Sultan Babullah Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Timika]]||[[Mozes Kilangin Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Yogyakarta]]||[[Adisutjipto Airport]]||{{terminated}}||align=center|
|-
|[[Yogyakarta International Airport]]||{{Airline hub|Base}}||align=center|
|-
|rowspan="2"|Malaysia||[[Kuala Lumpur]]||[[Kuala Lumpur International Airport]]||{{terminated}}||align=center|
|-
|[[Penang]]||[[Penang International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|Singapore||[[Singapore]]||[[Changi Airport]]||{{terminated}}||align=center|
|-
|rowspan="2"|Saudi Arabia||[[Jeddah]]||[[King Abdulaziz International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Medina]]||[[Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|}

===Codeshare and Interline agreements=== 
Lion Air has [[codeshare agreements]] and [[interline agreement]]s with the following airlines:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lionair.co.id/en/about-us/our-network#:~:text=Our%20interline%20arrangements%20with%20Batik,routes%20and%20157%20additional%20destinations | title=Our Network }}</ref>
=== Codeshare ===
*[[Jeju Air]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Lion Air / Jeju Air Begins Codeshare Service From Dec 2024|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241227-jt7ccodeshare}}</ref>
=== Interline ===
*[[Batik Air]]
*[[Batik Air Malaysia]]
*Hahn Air<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hahnair.com/en/partner-carriers | title=Partner Carriers &#124; Hahn Air Lines }}</ref>
*[[Thai Lion Air]]
*[[Wings Air]]

==Fleet==
[[File:Lion Air Boeing 737-8GP PK-LKS, @CGK, 4 April 2013.jpg|thumb|A [[Boeing 737-800]] at [[Soekarno–Hatta International Airport|Soekarno-Hatta International Airport]]]]
The [[List of Boeing customer codes|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===
[[File:Lion Air Boeing 737-900ER Spijkers-1.jpg|thumb|A [[Boeing 737-900ER]] at [[Ngurah Rai International Airport]]]]
[[File:Boeing 737-9GPER, Lion Air JP7502064.jpg|thumb|A [[Boeing 737-900ER]] in '50th 737-900ER built' livery, at [[Changi Airport]]]]
[[File:PK-LEH.jpg|thumb|An [[Airbus A330-300]] at [[Ngurah Rai Airport]]]]

{{As of|2025|8}}, Lion Air operates the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Global Airline Guide 2025 - Lion Air |magazine=Airliner World |date=September 2025 |page=62}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center"
|+ Lion Air fleet
!Aircraft
!In service
!Orders
!Passengers
!Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{nowrap|[[Airbus A330-300]]}}
|3
| rowspan="2" |&mdash;
|440
| rowspan="2" |
|-
|2
|436
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Airbus A330-900]]}}
|8
|&mdash;
|436<ref name="FlightGlobal">{{cite web|last1=Gubisch|first1=Michael|title=PICTURE: Lion Air receives its first A330neo|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-lion-air-receives-its-first-a330neo-459789/|website=FlightGlobal|access-date=14 November 2019}}</ref>
|
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Boeing 737-800]]}}
|23
|&mdash;
|189
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{nowrap|[[Boeing 737-900ER]]}}
|58
| rowspan="2" |&mdash;
|215
| rowspan="2" |Launch customer. 2 Aircraft are from [[Sriwijaya Air]].
|-
|1
|213
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Boeing 737 MAX 9]]}}
|4
|187
|221
|Order consisted of both the MAX 8 and 9 variants.<br> Launch customer for the MAX 9 variant.<br> All of Lion Air's MAX 8s have been transferred to [[Batik Air Malaysia]].{{citation needed|date=October 2023|reason=unreliable source removed}}
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Boeing 737 MAX 10]]}}
|&mdash;
|50<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lionair.co.id/lion-experience/newsroom/2017/07/31/lion-air-group-order-50-units-boeing-737-max-10|title=Lion Air Group Order 50 Units Boeing 737 MAX 10|website=www.lionair.co.id|access-date=28 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510182106/http://lionair.co.id/lion-experience/newsroom/2017/07/31/lion-air-group-order-50-units-boeing-737-max-10|archive-date=10 May 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|TBA
|
|-
!Total
!99
!237
!colspan=3|
|}

===Fleet development and orders===
[[File:Lionair 737-900 ER first flight.jpg|thumb|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 [[Option (aircraft purchasing)|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 [[CFM International CFM56#CFM56-7 series|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.<ref name="cnn"/> 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.<ref name="ain"/> 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.<ref name="ain"/> Additionally, the engines for the -900ERs, CFM 56-7s, cost about $580 million and the engines for the MAXs, [[CFM International LEAP-X|CFM LEAP-1Bs]], cost about $4.8 billion.<ref name="ain"/> Deliveries of the additional NGs were to start in 2014, with the MAXs to follow in 2017.<ref name="ain"/>

On Monday, 18 March 2013, Lion Air placed an order for 234 Airbus 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://finance.detik.com/read/2013/03/18/174420/2197124/1036/disaksikan-presiden-prancis-lion-air-pesan-234-pesawat-airbus-a320?|title=Disaksikan Presiden Prancis, Lion Air Pesan 234 Pesawat Airbus A320|date=18 March 2013}}</ref>

In April 2018, Lion Air Group placed an order for 50 Boeing 737 MAX 10 jets, valued at a list price of $6.24 billion.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/lion-air-roars-with-large-order-for-boeing-jets-1523358064|title=Indonesia's Lion Air Roars With Large Order for Boeing Jets|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref>

However, following the crash of [[Lion Air Flight 610|Flight 610]] in October 2018, Lion Air announced that all Boeing orders would likely be cancelled.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2176220/lion-air-may-cancel-billions-boeing-orders-airlines-co|title=Lion Air, furious at Boeing over crash blame, may cancel billions in orders|date=4 December 2018|website=South China Morning Post|language=en|access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> The statement was further reinforced following the crash of [[Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302]], which eventually led to the worldwide [[Boeing 737 MAX groundings|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.<ref>{{Citation
|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-12/lion-air-suspends-delivery-of-boeing-max-jets-after-africa-crash
|title=Lion Air Said to Plan Airbus Order Switch After Boeing 737 Crash
|newspaper=Bloomberg.com
|date=11 March 2019}}, updated 12 March 2019.</ref>

The airline received its first of 10 [[Airbus A330-900]] aircraft on 19 July 2019, becoming the first Asia/Pacific operator of the type.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Airbus Deliveries|journal=Airliner World|volume=October 2019|page=16}}</ref>

===Former fleet===
In the past, Lion Air has previously operated the following aircraft:
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center"
!Aircraft
!Total
!Operated
!Retired
!Notes
|-
|[[Airbus A310-300]]
|1
|2000
|2003
|
|-
|[[Boeing 737-200]]
|2
|2001
|2003
|
|-
|[[Boeing 737-300]]
|2
|2006
|2014
|
|-
|[[Boeing 737-400]]
|10
|2004
|2014
|
|-
|[[Boeing 737 MAX 8]]
|15
|2017
|2022
|PK-LQP crashed as [[Lion Air Flight 610|Flight 610]]. Remaining aircraft will be transferred to [[Batik Air Malaysia]].
|-
|[[Boeing 747-400]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-lion-air-retires-indonesias-last-boeing-7-456855/|title=PICTURES: Lion Air retires Indonesia's last Boeing 747-400|publisher= FlightGlobal|date=25 March 2019|access-date=20 April 2019}}</ref>
|2
|2009
|2019
|Replaced by [[Airbus A330-900]]. PK-LHF is preserved as the [[Steak 21]] Restaurant in Bekasi, while PK-LHG was [[Aircraft recycling|scrapped]].
|-
|[[McDonnell Douglas MD-82]]
|17
|2002
|2012
|One crashed as [[Lion Air Flight 538|Flight 538]].
|-
|[[McDonnell Douglas MD-83]]
|1
|2003
|2008
|
|-
|[[McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30]]
|5
|2005
|2012
|
|-
|[[Yakovlev Yak-42]]
|5
|2001
|2002
|
|}

==Market share==
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Aviation market share in Indonesia (2015)<ref name="JG-Avi-Share">{{cite news|title=Lion Loses Market Share as Air Travel Growth Slows|newspaper=Jakarta Globe |url=http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/business/lion-loses-market-share-air-travel-growth-slows/|access-date=18 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305112537/http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/business/lion-loses-market-share-air-travel-growth-slows/|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
|label1 = Lion Air
|value1 = 41.6
|color1 = Red
|label2 = [[Garuda Indonesia]]
|value2 = 23.5
|color2 = DodgerBlue
|label3 = [[Sriwijaya Air]]
|value3 = 10.4
|color3 = Blue
|label4 = [[Citilink]]
|value4 = 8.9
|color4 = Green
|label5 = [[Wings Air]]
|value5 = 4.7
|color5 = OrangeRed
|label6 = [[Indonesia AirAsia]]
|value6 = 4.4
|color6 = DarkRed
|label7 = Others
|value7 = 6.5
|color7 = White
}}

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.<ref name="JG-Avi-Share"/>

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.<ref>{{cite news|work=CNN Indonesia|language=id|title=Garuda Indonesia Gerus Pangsa Pasar Penumpang Domestik Lion|date=4 June 2015|author=Safyra Primadhyta & Gentur Putro Jati|url=http://www.cnnindonesia.com/ekonomi/20150604112341-92-57614/garuda-indonesia-gerus-pangsa-pasar-penumpang-domestik-lion/}}</ref>

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%;<ref>[https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/reports/indonesia-domestic-airline-market-rapid-growth-rivalry-intensifies-410650 Indonesia domestic airline market: rapid growth, rivalry intensifies Indonesia domestic airline market: rapid growth, rivalry intensifies] CAPA, 30 April 2018</ref> their international market share in 2017 was 21% and 39% respectively, while Indonesia AirAsia / Indonesia AirAsia X had 36% of the international market.<ref>[https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/reports/indonesia-international-aviation-rapid-growth-and-strong-competition-410927 Indonesia: international aviation. Rapid growth and strong competition] CAPA, 8 June 2018</ref>

==Incidents, accidents and other controversies==
*On 14 January 2002, Lion Air Flight 386, a Boeing 737-200 (registration PK-LID) crashed after trying to take-off with an incorrect flap configuration at [[Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport]]. Everyone on board survived but the aircraft was written off. This was the first incident involving Lion Air.<ref>{{cite web|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-291 PK-LID Pekanbaru-Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport (PKU)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20020114-1|website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
*On 30 November 2004, [[Lion Air Flight 538]], a [[McDonnell Douglas MD-82]], crashed in [[Surakarta]] with registration PK-LMN (c/n 49189); 25 people died, including the captain.<ref name="Lion Air Accident 2004" />
*On 4 March 2006, [[Lion Air Flight 8987]], a [[McDonnell Douglas MD-82]], crashed after landing at [[Juanda International Airport]].<ref name="asn1"/> Reverse thrust was used during landing, although the left thrust reverser was stated to be out of service.<ref name="asn1"/> This caused the aircraft to veer to the right and skid off the runway, coming to rest about {{convert|7000|ft|m}} from the approach end of the runway.<ref name="asn1"/> There were no fatalities, but the aircraft was badly damaged<ref name="asn1"/> and later written off.{{citation needed|date=October 2023|reason=unreliable source removed}}
*On 24 December 2006, Lion Air Flight 792, a Boeing 737-400 (registration PK-LIJ), landed with an incorrect flap configuration and was not aligned with the runway.<ref name="asn2"/> The aircraft landed hard and skidded along the runway causing the right main landing gear to detach, the left gear to protrude through the wing and some of the aircraft fuselage to be wrinkled.<ref name="asn2"/> There were no fatalities, but the aircraft was [[Write-off|written off]].<ref name="asn2"/>
*On 2 November 2010, Lion Air Flight 712, a Boeing 737-400 (registration PK-LIQ) overran the runway on landing at [[Supadio Airport]], [[Pontianak, Indonesia|Pontianak]], coming to rest on its belly and sustaining damage to its nose gear. All 174 passengers and crew evacuated by the emergency slides, with few injuries.<ref name=AH432fa0b7/>
*On 13 April 2013, [[Lion Air Flight 904]], a Boeing 737-800 (registration PK-LKS; c/n 38728) from [[Bandung]] to [[Denpasar]] with 108 people on board, crashed into water short of the runway at [[Ngurah Rai International Airport]] while attempting to land. The aircraft's fuselage broke into two parts. All passengers and crew were evacuated from the aircraft and there were no fatalities.<ref name="904AVHerald"/>
*On 9 January 2015, following the fatal crash of [[Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501]], 53 routes operated by Lion Air and its subsidiaries were revoked by the [[Ministry of Transportation (Indonesia)|transportation ministry]] as the airline had not been approved to fly. Among the 61 routes, Lion Air had the largest share.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lampung.tribunnews.com/2015/01/09/lima-maskapai-langgar-izin-terbang-lion-air-terbanyak|title=Lima Maskapai Langgar Izin Terbang, Lion Air Terbanyak|author=Heribertus Sulis Setyanto|date=9 January 2015}}</ref>
*On 29 October 2018, [[Lion Air Flight 610]], a [[Boeing 737 MAX 8]], crashed in the Java Sea twelve minutes after takeoff from Jakarta. All 189 people on board died.<ref name="ES">{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/indonesia-plane-crash-airliner-carrying-188-people-plunges-into-sea-a3974126.html|title=Lion Air plane crash latest: 'No survivors' after Indonesia passenger jet crashes with 189 on board|first1=Jason|last1=Collie|first2=Sophie|last2= Williams|work=[[London Evening Standard]]|date=29 October 2018|access-date=29 October 2018}}</ref> Following the similar crash of [[Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302]] less than five months later, the [[Boeing 737 MAX groundings|Boeing 737 MAX was grounded]].
*In March 2019, former Indonesian transportation safety investigators and a former Lion Air employee claimed that Lion Air had attempted to bribe transportation safety officials, including crash investigators, in at least one case with the knowledge of now-President Director of Lion Air, Edward Sirait.<ref name="The New York Times 2019">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/21/world/asia/lion-air-crash-families-lawsuits.html|title=Lion Air Crash Families Say They Were Pressured to Sign No-Suit Deal|date=2019-03-21|website=The New York Times|access-date=2019-03-22}}</ref>
*In September 2019, Lion Air confirmed that personal data of around 35 million customers had been leaked, including passport details, home addresses, and phone numbers.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-20|title=35 million Passengers' Data Leaked from Lion Air Group|url=https://indonesiaexpat.biz/featured/35-million-passengers-data-leaked-from-lion-air-group/|access-date=2020-12-05|website=Indonesia Expat|language=en-US}}</ref>
*On 16 February 2019, Lion Air Flight 714, a [[Boeing 737-800]], overran the runway at [[Supadio Airport]], [[Pontianak]]. All 189 occupants evacuated the aircraft via Escape Slide and Overwing Exit.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Incident: Lion B738 at Pontianak on Feb 16th 2019, overran runway on landing |url=https://avherald.com/h?article=4c447454 |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=avherald.com}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Aviation in Indonesia]]
*[[Lion Air Group]]
*[[Batik Air Malaysia]]
*[[Wings Air]]
*[[Batik Air]]
*[[Thai Lion Air]]
*[[List of airlines of Indonesia]]

==References==
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<ref name="cnn">{{cite web|title=Boeing sets record with $22 billion order|url=https://money.cnn.com/2011/11/17/news/companies/boeing_order/index.htm |publisher=[[CNN Money]]|access-date=15 February 2012 |date=17 November 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="ain">{{cite web|title=Lion Air Firms Up Boeing Order|url=http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/singapore-air-show/2012-02-14/lion-air-firms-boeing-order|publisher=Aviation International News|access-date=15 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024054306/http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/singapore-air-show/2012-02-14/lion-air-firms-boeing-order|archive-date=24 October 2012|date=14 February 2012|url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Lion Air Accident 2004">{{cite web|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/11/18/indonesias-lion-air-rises-obscurity.html|title=Accident: Fatal Accident in 2004|work=[[The Jakarta Post]]|access-date=22 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120181457/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/11/18/indonesias-lion-air-rises-obscurity.html|archive-date=20 November 2011 }}</ref>
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<ref name=AH432fa0b7>{{cite web|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=432fa0b7&opt=0|title=Accident: Lionair B734 at Pontianak on Nov 2nd 2010, overran runway on landing|work=Aviation Herald|first=Simon|last=Hradecky|access-date=2 November 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="904AVHerald">{{cite web|url=http://www.avherald.com/h?article=460aeabb|title=Accident: Lionar B738 at Denpasar on Apr 13th 2013, came to stop in sea|last=Hradecky|first=Simon|work=The Aviation Herald|date=14 April 2013|access-date=14 April 2013}}</ref>

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