Garuda to buy 79 Boeing aircraft from US


Strategic bargain : A security personnel patrols past the building housing sovereign wealth fund Danantara in Jakarta. Garuda Indonesia and state-owned oil and gas giant Pertamina supports the government’s trade talks with Washington. — AFP

JAKARTA: State-owned enterprises Minister Erick Thohir has announced that national flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia will increase its planned order of Boeing aircraft to 79 planes as part of ongoing import tariff negotiations with the United States.

“This is a new agreement. The old deal has expired and was annulled during the PKPU (suspension of debt payment obligations) process.

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