Garuda takes delivery of first 737 MAX 8

Garuda Indonesia has taken delivery of it's first Boeing 737 MAX 8, the first of 50 on order. Traditionally a Boeing operator for it's narrowbody requirements, the company's low cost subsidiary Citilink operates A320s and A320 NEOs.

Boeing 737 MAX 8 MSN 62093 L/N 6713 F/F 12/5/17
Garuda Indonesia PK-GDA Delivered 12/21/17

Garuda - Current Fleet
16 x ATR-42/72
18 x CRJ-1000
73 x 737-800
1 x 737 MAX 8
7 x A330-200
17 x A330-300
10 x 777-300ER
Total: 142

Garuda retires the 747-400

Garuda Indonesia has retired it's last Boeing 747-400, ending it's association with the type, and it's classic predecessor. The airline's 747-200Bs were retired in late 2003, leaving three -400s. Two were acquired new by Garuda in 1994, while a third used aircraft (ex-Varig) was leased from ILFC between 1995 and 2012. The 777-300ER has replaced the 747-400 at Garuda.

Boeing 747-4U3 MSN 25705 L/N 1029 F/F 4/27/94
Garuda Indonesia PK-GSH 5/27/94 to 10/6/17

Garuda - Current Fleet
16 x ATR-42/72
18 x CRJ-1000
73 x 737-800
7 x A330-200
17 x A330-300
10 x 777-300ER
Total: 141

Tri-M.G. 737-300F heavily damaged at Wamena

Tri-M.G. Airlines (Indonesia) Boeing 737-300F (MSN 23743/1510 PK-YGG) overran the runway July 18th on landing at Wamena, Indonesia. The aircraft's landing gear was torn off, damage to engines and a fractured wing indicate this elderly 737-300F will almost certainly be damaged beyond repair.

The aircraft was the 336th 737-300 (of a total of 1,140) delivered.

This example (model 737-301) was delivered on February 19th 1988 to Piedmont Airlines as N355P. It was re-registered N584US November 15th 1988 ahead of the airline's merger into USAir on August 5th 1989. The latter airline was re-named US Airways on February 27th 1997, and the aircraft continued service with that airline until being stored at Marana, AZ (MZJ) May 31st 2005.

This was the end of the aircraft's passenger services, with it being converted to a freighter in December 2006, the 78th (of 166) thus converted to date.

The aircraft was exported to Spain and entered service with Flyant Cargo as EC-KDJ March 30th 2007. It then moved to successor company Saicus Air in January 2009, retaining the same registration. It remained with Saicus until the company ceased operations December 6th 2010.

Storage followed until the aircraft entered Tr-M.G.'s fleet April 23rd 2012. The airline operates an additional three 737-300Fs.

This is the 28th 737-300 total loss.

Batik Air receives first 737 MAX 8

Lion Air (Indonesia) took delivery of it's first Boeing 737 MAX 8, joining three aircraft already delivered to sister carrier Malindo Air (Malaysia).

Boeing 737-8 MSN 42988/6222 [9M-LRG - NTU] - Delivered as PK-LQJ
[This article originally reported this aircraft being delivered to Batik Air, and was painted as such (see below), before being changed to parent company Lion Air's livery]