India’s leading private airline Jet Airways said it will purchase aircraft from Boeing and Airbus as part of its fleet expansion program.
Yohan Paul, a senior official at Jet Airways, told Aviation Week the company has approved acquiring two additional Boeing 777–300ER aircraft. The delivery would take place between February and April 2013. “We are also planning to induct four A330-family aircraft over the next two years,” Paul said.
In addition, Jet Airways has entered into a purchase agreement with Boeing to acquire 30 737-800s to be delivered by 2015 and 10 Boeing 787-8s to be delivered by 2014. “These are, however, subject to requisite regulatory approvals and firm dates from the manufacturer,” Paul said.
Currently, Jet Airways operates a fleet of 97 aircraft, which includes 10 777-300ERs, 12 A330-200s, 55 next- generation Boeing 737-700/800/900s and 20 modern ATR 72-500 turboprops.
The airline, which flies to 71 destinations in India and abroad, has plans to increase services on its existing domestic routes, as well as to launch a nonstop flight to the U.S.; it currently operates a single daily connection to New York and New Jersey via Brussels—its hub in Europe.
Jet Airways has a code-share agreement with American Airlines, which operates a nonstop daily flight between Chicago and New Delhi. It entered into a similar agreement with United Airlines last year, which operates flights from London to Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington.
The airline faces tough competition from Air India, which operates nonstop daily flights to New York and Chicago.
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