WICHITA, Kan., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Spirit AeroSystems,
Inc. [NYSE: SPR] and Lion Air announced the signing of a supply
agreement whereby Spirit Aftermarket Customer Support (ACS) will
provide thrust reverser, fuselage, and wing component spare parts
for Lion Air's fleet of Boeing aircraft. This multi-year contract
will enable Lion Air to obtain competitive pricing for all parts in
the Spirit catalog while ensuring availability for key parts and
components.
"Lion Air has expressed long term confidence in the Boeing 737
product line and Spirit AeroSystems is committed to providing
long-term support to this important and growing carrier," said
Mike Williams, VP/GM of Spirit
Aftermarket Customer Support. "As we expand our support
infrastructure in the Asia Pacific
market, providing a high level of support to Lion Air will be a key
component of that plan."
Headquartered in Jakarta,
Indonesia, PT Lion Mentari Airlines, operating as Lion Air,
is Indonesia's largest privately
run airline. Lion Air currently operates one Boeing 737-300, five
737-400, seven 737-800, 68 737-900ER and two 747-400 airplanes.
On the web: www.spiritaero.com/aftermarket
About Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
Spirit AeroSystems, with headquarters in Wichita, Kan., USA, is one of the world's
largest non-OEM designers and manufacturers of aerostructures for
commercial aircraft. In addition to its Wichita and Chanute facilities in Kansas, Spirit has locations in Tulsa and McAlester,
Okla.; Kinston, N.C.;
Prestwick, Scotland; Preston, England; Subang, Malaysia; and Saint-Nazaire, France. In the U.S., Spirit's core products
include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components.
Additionally, Spirit provides aftermarket customer support
services, including spare parts, maintenance/repair/overhaul, and
fleet support services in North
America, Europe and
Asia. Spirit Europe produces wing components for a host of
customers, including Airbus.
About PT Lion Mentari Airlines
Lion Air set a record when it placed an order for 230
aircraft from Boeing, making this the largest order in terms of
aircraft ordered as well the cost of the order. In November 2011, Lion Air and Boeing announced that
the airline planned to buy 29 737-900ER and 201 737 MAX aircraft,
with options for 150 more. A firm order was signed on 14 February 2012, with the 737 MAX aircraft
identified as 737 MAX 9s, making Lion Air the launch customer for
that variant. By the time of the signing, Lion Air made the largest
aircraft order in history, Deliveries of the -900ERs are to start
in 2016, with the MAXs to follow in 2017.
SOURCE Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.