New Delhi: Aerospace and defence major Boeing company today said it will deliver nine planes to three Indian air carriers by this year end.
While Air India would get three Boeing-777s, no-frill carrier SpiceJet would receive three B-737s. Jet Airways would lease three new B-737s, Boeing India President Dinesh Keskar said here.
Asserting that no Indian airline has cancelled any orders, Keskar said there have been requests by some airlines for deferred deliveries due to the depressed market scenario. Jet Airways and its subsidiary JetLite have deferred orders for two B-777s and three B-737s respectively, he said.
Boeing expects a 8-10 per cent growth in the domestic market deamnd this year and a "significant improvement" in the profitability of Indian carriers. The Indian civil aviation market would require about $50 billion worth aircraft over the next ten years, he said.
The recent spurt in air traffic would lead to better utilisation of roughly 225 planes now available in the domestic market, he said. There are a total of over 300 planes in India, with about 75 being used for international travel.
11/02/10 Press Trust of India/Business Standard
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