Indonesia's Batavia Air plans to operate 11 new aircraft, mostly Boeings, by the end of this year to meet the growing domestic and international demands.

Batavia Air is already operating two new Airbus 319 aircraft, making it the first national carrier to operate these aircraft, reported The Jakarta Post newspaper.

The Airbus 319 has a single aisle with a capacity of 144 seats.

A company spokesman Anton Situmeang said, of the 11 new aircraft to be operated by the end of the year, 10 would be Boeing 737-300 and the other an Airbus 319.

The airline plans to replace several of its aging Boeing 737- 200s with new aircraft within 18 months, he said.

"The replacement for those aircraft could be Airbus rather than Boeing," he said.

Batavia Air had a load factor above 85 percent last year. " Batavia is targeting at least 85 percent to 90 percent this year," Anton said.

The Jakarta-based airline started its operation on Jan. 5, 2002, with a Fokker F28 and two Boeing 737-200 aircraft.

Source: Xinhua