Indonesia Threatens to Halt Airbus Jet Orders Over Palm Oil Feud
- Trade minister asks Lion Air to switch orders to Boeing
- Lion Air supports Indonesia’s plan to plane orders: minister
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Indonesia is pushing its domestic airlines to halt purchase of Airbus SE planes in retaliation for curbs imposed by the European Union on use of palm biodiesel.
Indonesia’s Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita is also asking carriers including PT Lion Mentari Airlines to consider switching their outstanding aircraft to Boeing Co. Lukita has spoken to Lion’s co-founder Rusdi Kirana about dumping Airbus and the country’s largest low-cost carrier supports the government move, the minister said in a text message on Thursday.