Indian to buy 10 wide-bodied planes

Mumbai: Indian Airlines is planning to acquire 10 wide-bodied aircraft for international operations, while its subsidiary is planning to buy seven small turboprop for regional use.
This is in addition to the purchase of 16 50-seater turboprob and six 70-seater regional jets.
Indian Airlines will go for A330-200 or A330-300 aircraft with Pratt & Whittney's PW4000 series engines on dry lease basis for five years, which can be extended to another five years.
Chairman and Managing Director Vishwapati Trivedi confirmed the development, saying, 'We are facing a shortage of aircraft to deploy on international routes.'
Indian Airlines is planning to connect the country with South Africa and other destinations, besides other international routes, he said.
Indian Airlines had earlier floated a global tender for 12 wide-bodied aircraft, but could only manage to get two aircraft.
Alliance Air, a subsidiary of Indian Airlines, has also floated tenders for leasing seven ATR 42-320 fitted with PW 121 engines.
16/05/07 P R Sanjai/Business Standard

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