Air India to extend lease of two Airbus A-310

New Delhi: Air India has decided to extend for another 18 months the lease on two Airbus A-310 aircraft. Official sources told Business Line that the decision was taken at a meeting held here late on Tuesday evening.
The airline top brass felt that with the production delay in the Boeing 787 aircraft it would be more prudent to hold on to the leased capacity currently in the fleet.
"Like several airlines globally, Air India is also facing a problem in getting aircraft. A decision was therefore taken to extend the lease on the two Airbus A-310 aircraft, the lease of which expires soon. The merger with Indian has helped release some aircraft as the routes on which both Air India and Indian used to operate are being rationalised," a senior airline official said.
Air India, which was to be the third global airline to receive the aircraft, will now receive the first of 27 aircraft in 2009, almost a year behind schedule.
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