Blue Dart to replace Boeing 737 with 757

Mumbai: The Chennai-based air cargo company, Blue Dart Aviation, has decided to replace all its four ageing Boeing 737 cargo aircrafts with the Boeing 757. The move is primarily aimed at augmenting carrying capacity without increasing the current fleet size of seven.
Last year, the company inducted a 757 freight carrier, which was its seventh from DHL Expresses' European Air Transport. DHL Express holds 81 per cent stake in Blue Dart.
Tushar Jani, chairman, Blue Dart Aviation, said, "We cannot increase our fleet size because of lack of parking space at airports and hence will replace the Boeing 737 with Boeing 757."
The company intends to have a mix of leased and owned 757-200 SF (special freighters). At present, the cost of a Boeing 757-200 SF (special freighters) is about $80-85 million.
16/03/08 Swaraj Baggonkar/Business Standard

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Categories: Cargo Mar 2008