Two flight carrier Garuda Indonesia (GIAA) and PT Lion Mentari Airlines had canceled Boeing 737 Max 8 booking. The state-owned aviation company confirmed that it had canceled 49 units booking of Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. Cancellation was made due to loss of trust from consumers of Garuda Indonesia. While, the airliners own by Rusdi Kirana also aimed to drop the buying planned.
Lion Air has ordered 222 Boeing 737 Max 8 with Boeing until 2035. Lion Air Group Managing Director Daniel Putut said, now the company renegotiate the possibility of exchanging Boeing 737 Max units with other units, but has not found a meeting point.
Indonesia and China’s aviation regulator has told domestic airlines to suspend operation of Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft following the second deadly crash for the aircraft model in less than five months.
Indonesian Directorate General of Air Transportation took steps to carry out inspections, prohibiting flying while airplanes of Boeing 737-8 MAX in Indonesia. This policy was taken to ensure that aircraft operating in Indonesia were in flight-worthy conditions.