Jet to go in for more Airbus 330s

Mumbai: Jet Airways has decided to go in for more Airbus 330s, and not Boeing 777s, thanks to the aircraft’s cost-efficiencies.
“The Airbus 330 is 30 per cent more cost-efficient compared with the Boeing 777. In the current economic downturn, operating a three-class configuration aircraft is tough, especially the first (class). With its two-class configuration, the Airbus makes much more sense,” said Mr Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, CEO, Jet Airways, on the sidelines of the company’s 17th annual general meeting here on Monday.
Company sources told Business Line that while the Boeing 777’s running cost works out to approximately $13,000 an hour; that of the Airbus 330 is $9,000. Incidentally, the Airbus 330 is a 220-seater aircraft while the Boeing 777 has 312 seats.
Jet has 10 Boeing 777s and 12 Airbus 330s in its fleet of 86 aircraft. Of this, it has leased out seven Boeings and only two Airbus. It plans to lease out the remaining three Boeings in the near future.
18/08/09 Business Line

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