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Lion has been plagued by a string of accidents and incidents, undermining public confidence; however, it has a remarkable agility for aggressive marketing. In 2002 one of their aircraft Crashed On Take-off and was written off; however no-one was killed. In November 2004 an MD-82 crashed in Solo, Java, killing 25 people. The accident report attributed the cause to poor airport condition. Data however showed pilot error, and lack of reserve fuel forcing the pilot to attempt to land in bad weather. CODE DATA 2005 AIRCRAFT PURCHASE On 26 May 2005 Lion Air signed a preliminary agreement with Boeing for the purchase of up to 60 Next Generation Boeing 737 aircraft, valued at $3.9 billion. These would replace the current fleet and provide for further expansion. Subsequently in July 2005, Lion Air confirmed a contract for 30 Boeing 737-900ER plus 30 options. The Boeing 737-900ER can carry up to 215 passengers in a single-class layout, and will be powered by CFM56-7B turbofan engines, and the first aircraft is expected to be delivered during the 2Q'2007. FLEET The Lion Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (at February 2006 ):
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