BOEING DELIVERS GARUDA INDONESIA'S 75TH AIRPLANE

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 (Bernama) -- Boeing on Monday delivered to Garuda
Indonesia its 75th airplane, a Next-Generation 737-800 with Blended Winglets.

Garuda Indonesia, the state-owned flag carrier, operates a fleet composed
primarily of Boeing 747s and 737s, Boeing said in a statement from Seattle.

The airline plans to add 23 737-800s in 2010 from both Boeing and leasing
companies, and will be operating 42 737-800s by year-end.

"The airline has an aggressive fleet-expansion plan that is part of its
+quantum leap+ transformation strategy," said Garuda Indonesia's President and
CEO Emirsyah Satar.

The airline plans to nearly double its fleet from 67 to 116 airplanes by
2014.

The 737-800 fleet will support Garuda Indonesia's expansion plans as it adds
new domestic routes and increases frequencies on regional services.

More than 120 customers around the world have ordered more than 5,000
Next-Generation 737s.

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