Boeing: Asia Is Big Enough For New Narrowbody Rivals
AIN AIR TRANSPORT PERSPECTIVE » SEPTEMBER 3, 2012 by NEELAM MATHEWS Indonesian carrier Lion Air emerged as one of several big-spending Asian carriers this year when Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice president of Asia Pacific and India sales Dinesh Keskar (left) and Lion Air president Rusdi Kirana signed a big order for Boeing 737s at February’s Singapore Airshow. September 3, 2012, 8:30 PM With leasing companies taking positions on Boeing’s new 737 Max, the Asia-Pacific region holds the key to large narrowbody orders, according to Boeing’s senior vice president of sales for Asia Pacific and India, Dinesh Keskar. “We have three potential customers in India and more in Asia [that can take the Max] on lease or direct buy: Jet Airways, SpiceJet and even Air India Express,” he told AIN . “[The Max] can go 500 additional miles, which will be a big boon for the Asian market.” Keskar said Boeing’s latest 20-year foreca...