Garuda Indonesia has signed an agreement with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) to lease six Boeing 737-800 aircraft and three CFM56-7B engines.

Under the agreement, the airline will receive three aircraft by June, September and October in 2013, while it will receive the rest in June, September and October in 2014.

Garuda Indonesia chief executive Emirsyah Satar said the agreement was part of the airline’s ongoing fleet revitalisation with brand new aircraft from Airbus and Boeing.

Satar said the airline would include a total fleet of 153 aircraft, including Airbus A330-series, Boeing 737-800NGs and Boeing 777-300 extended range aircraft by 2015, according to etravelblackboard.com.