Indonesian carrier Lion Air has received their first A330-900, becoming the first airline from the Asia-Pacific region to fly the A330neo. The aircraft is on lease from BOC Aviation and is the first of 10 A330neos set to join the airline’s fleet.
Lion Air’s A330-900 is configured for 436 passengers in a single-class configuration. It is powered by the latest Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines.
The A330neo will be used by Lion Air for non-stop long-haul services from Indonesia. These include pilgrimage flights from cities such as Makassar, Balikpapan and Surabaya to Jeddah and Medina in Saudi Arabia. The flight time for such routes can be up to 12 hours.
very nice A330 neo Lion Air i like it but you know lion is bad flight in Indonesia very much delay
Isn’t Thai AirAsiaX the first airline in Asia pac to get the A330 neo?
Although Thai Air Asia showed their A330neo at Paris Air Show. It was not delivered yet. So according to Airbus, Lion Air is the first.