airblue keen to start operations to India

Dubai: airblue, Pakistan's largest private sector airline, has placed an order for six A320 aircraft and will start receiving deliveries from July 2009, a top official said yesterday.
"We are also in touch with Airbus and Boeing for long-haul aircraft to expand our services to North America and European destinations," said Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Chief Operating Officer of the airline.
In an exclusive interview with Khaleej Times, he said airblue has made tremendous gains in growth and revenue generation in first three years of operations.
"As an international carrier airblue is keen to start operations to India but all depends on the aviation policies of the two countries," he added.
Abbasi, who also served as Chairman and Chief Executive of Pakistan International Airlines during late 90s, said that currently the aircraft operated under wet lease arrangement were six to seven years old.
30/06/07 Muzaffar Rizvi/Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates

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