Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Jet Airways to lease seven ATR-72 planes to TruJet to cut down on costs

Jet Airways plans to wet lease seven planes to to cut down on costs. Under a wet lease, a lessor provides pilots, maintenance, cabin crew and aircraft to a lessee. The move will result in a reduction of flights and a loss of domestic for Jet (right now at 15.5 per cent) but will assist with short-term capacity addition without worrying about a

While the two firms have been in discussions since last year, the two sides agreed in principle on a wet recently. Since the ATRs are not owned by Jet, getting a nod from the original lessor was also needed for the sublease arrangement. A formal agreement is expected to be signed later this month. Jet has 121 planes including 18 ATR-72s.

According to sources, Jet will begin wet leasing from September. These will stay in TruJet’s fleet for 18-24 months by when the original lease terms will end. “We are in a quiet season and unable to respond to your query,” a Jet spokesperson said in an email response.
11/12/18 Canton Caller
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