BOC Aviation has purchased eight new Airbus A330neo family aircraft from Airbus. All eight aircraft are scheduled for delivery to Lion Air Group of airlines in 2019 and 2020 and Lion Air will have the option to acquire four of the aircraft at delivery.
Edward Sirait, Lion Air Group CEO, said, “we are excited to include the Airbus A330neo into our fleet as it promises to be more fuel efficient and with its longer range, to expand our group's fleet network. We are delighted that this transaction further diversifies the relationship with BOC Aviation across another aircraft type.”