Garuda Indonesia Airways (Jakarta) besides Sydney as previously reported, is planning to expand to Taipei (Taiwan) with daily flights and to Tokyo (Haneda) via Denpasar (Bali) five days a week according to this report by the Jakarta Post.

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Copyright Photo: Joe G. Walker. The pictured Boeing 737-8U3 PK-GMX (msn 38070) was turned over to Garuda Indonesia on April 12. The airliner is also the 300th 737 Next-Generation with the new Sky Interior.

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Garuda Indonesia Airways (Jakarta) is cooperating with Auckland Airport to promote Indonesia as a destination for New Zealanders according to this report in the Jakarta Post. The carrier intends to open a Jakarta-Auckland route in early 2013 which will be operated with Airbus A330-300s.

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Copyright Photo: John Adlard. Airbus A330-341 PK-GPE (msn 148) approaches Sydney painted in the old 1985 Landor color scheme.

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Garuda Indonesia Airways (Jakarta) has signed a firm order with Airbus for eleven more A330-300 widebody aircraft. The contract was signed today (April 12) in Jakarta by Emirsyah Satar, President and CEO, Garuda Indonesia and Tom Williams, Executive Vice President, Programs, Airbus, in the presence of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron.

The eleven A330-300s will join the Garuda Indonesia fleet in stages, starting in 2013 through 2017. Currently, Garuda Indonesia already has six A330-300s and eight A330-200s in operation. The published price of each A330-330 is listed at USD $231.1 million, making the total purchase price for the eleven aircraft USD $2.54 billion. Garuda currently operates six A330-300s and eight A330-200s.

The orders for the 11 A330-300s is part of Garuda Indonesia’s fleet expansion program, which is carried out to increase the airline’s capacity and develop the network in its medium and long haul routes. By 2015 Garuda will operate as many as 194 aircraft, consisting of Boeing 737-800s,  Airbus A330-300/200s, Boeing 777-300 ERs and the Airbus A320s operated by Citilink.

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Garuda Indonesia Airways’ (Jakarata) reported its net profit for 2011 rose by 56 percent to $87.8 million.

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Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing.

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Garuda Indonesia Airways (Jakarta) has now been confirmed as the airline that ordered the six Bombardier CRJ1000 NextGen regional jets and placed 18 options, announced by Bombardier on February 10, 2012 as an unidentified customer.

Including the order from Garuda Indonesia, Bombardier has recorded firm orders for 1,715 CRJSeries aircraft, with 1,661 delivered as of December 31, 2011.

Image: Bombardier.

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Garuda Indonesian Airways Boeing 737-86N WL PK-GFN (msn 38033) SIN (Michael B. Ing) (1969 logojet), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Garuda Indonesia Airways (Jakarta) on February 2, 2012 received shareholder approval that approved the company’s Fleet Development Program for future expansion. The new proposal for the airline’s fleet development (deliveries through 2016) specified the number of additional aircraft as follows:

Boeing 737-800NG, from 10 units now increased to 20 units

Boeing 777-300 ER 10 units

Airbus A330-200 or other types of the Airbus family, from 6 units was increased to 24 units

Airbus A320 aircraft for Citilink, from 5 units increased to 25 units

Sub-100 seat type aircraft (to be determined), increased from 5 units to 18 units.

By 2015 Garuda will operate as many as 194 aircraft, consisting of twenty-four Airbus A330s, nine Boeing 777-300s, 85 737-800s, 50 Airbus A320s for Citilink, 25 sub-100 seat aircraft and three cargo freighters.

Previously, the Quantum Leap program had targeted a fleet growth to 154 aircraft by the end of 2015.

Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing.

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Garuda Indonesia Airways Airbus A330-243 PK-GPJ (msn 988) AMS (Ariel Shocron), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Garuda Indonesia Airways (Jakarta) is reducing the amount of weekly frequencies (from seven to four) on March 1 on the Amsterdam route due to decreased demand.

The company issued the following statement:

“Due to the downturn of the economic conditions in Europe which has not shown any improvement in this current time and has been affecting to the declining market (air transportation) both to and from Europe, as of March 1, 2012, Garuda Indonesia will reduce daily flights from Jakarta – Dubai – Amsterdam (Europe) from seven to four times a week. Garuda, then, fly every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday from Jakarta, and every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from Amsterdam. To serve the Jakarta – Dubai – Amsterdam route, Garuda Indonesia operates an A330-200 with a capacity of 222 seats, consisting of 36 in business class and 186 in economy class).

Copyright Photo: Ariel Shocron.

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Garuda Indonesia Airways A330-341 PK-GPC (msn 140) DPS (Michael B. Ing), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Garuda Indonesia Airways (Jakarta) will return to Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 27, 2012 when it launches nonstop service from Denpasar (Bali) to Tokyo (Haneda) according to Airline Route. The new route will be operated with Airbus A330-300s five days a week. Garuda last served HND in 1977.

Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing.

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