Garuda Indonesia to order Boeing 787, Airbus A350 or Boeing 777X

Garuda Indonesia has a tough decition on the next generation of its international fleet by 2014, players are  the Boeing 787, Airbus A350 and Boeing 777X.

“We are looking at the Dreamliner compared to the (Airbus) A350, and we are looking at the A350-1000 compared to the Boeing 777X” Garuda Indonesia CEO Emirsyah Satar told journalists at a press briefing in Bali, ahead of the airline’s entry into the SkyTeam alliance tomorrow.

Garuda’s fleet is about to reach 194 aircraft by 2015, and Satar says total aircraft orders of  200 in the next 10 years if the airline meets its growth targets.

“We want to maintain a five year average (age)” Satar explained. “If there is no growth, just for 194 aircraft in the next ten years I need to order 100 (new aircraft) to replace  and maintain that average.”

“But if we are talking growth it’s at least double that, at least 200 in the next ten years.”



Garuda’s biggest bird to date is the Boeing 777-300ER, with four currently in the fleet “and three more coming later this year, starting June” Satar said.