SpiceJet to order 10 new Boeing 737- 800 aircraft

New Delhi: Low cost carrier SpiceJet is mulling to order around 10 new Boeing 737- 800 Long-range over and above the already existing order of 30 it has in place.
The low cost carrier SpiceJet hopes to break-even by March 2008, and is eyeing a fleet of 31 planes by 2011. SpiceJet swung to net profit in April-June quarter, but posted a net loss in the July-September quarter on account of the lean monsoon season.
SpiceJet plans to have 24 planes by April 2008, and targets 31 planes by 2011. At present, the airline has a fleet of 18 aircraft, by adding a Boeing 737-900 extended range in December last year. This was the second Boeing 737-900 ER for the airline after one it received after one it operationalised in November 2007.
19/01/08 Shauvik Ghosh/Financial Express

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