Aviation proposals: Paramount, Sahara to benefit

Mumbai: Brazilian-built Embraer ERJ 170 and 190 both (less than 100 seat aircraft powered by jet engines) and Canadian-built Bombardier CRJ 200 (70-seater) and CRJ 900 (90-seater) also powered by jet engines may benefit from the sales tax benefits on ATF (at par with turbo-prop aircraft) as announced by the Finance Minister today.
Paramount Airways uses ERJ 170s, while Air Sahara and Indus Air use CRJ 200s. The Bombardier CRJ 900 is an all-new aircraft which is yet to enter service with any airline in India.
The ATR 42 and ATR 72 are the only turbo-prop aircraft being used by scheduled airlines in India (Jet Airways, Air Deccan, Kingfisher). There have been reports that Air Deccan is looking at separating its ATR operations into a new company.
28/02/07 Business Standard

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Categories: Air Sahara Mar 2007, Paramount Airways Mar 2007