UK-based firm places order for 10 Hawker business jets

New Delhi: A premier British investment firm on Tuesday announced orders for 10 new Hawker business jets, worth over USD 70 million, which would be operated on lease for air charters in India by a Bangalore-based firm.
The UK-based ISIS Group placed firm orders for 10 Hawker 400XP light jets at a business aviation convention in Florida yesterday, a Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) spokesperson said here.
These aircraft would be leased and operated for air charter services by Aviators India Pvt Ltd, whose entire operations would be supported by InterGlobe General Aviation's HBC-authorised service centre in Delhi.
For the ISIS Group, this initial purchase of aircraft is for their new investment in the Aviators India, which would launch its charter services in the second half of next year. While five of these aircraft would be delivered next year, the remaining five would be delivered in 2010.
"This order highlights the growing demand in India for private aircraft and it further cements Hawker Beechcraft as the superior choice for business travel in the region," HBC President (Commercial Sales) Brad Hatt said in a statement.
07/10/08 PTI/The Hindu

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