18th April 2011

According to Aviation Week report, Jet Airways will purchase aircraft from Boeing and Airbus as part of its fleet expansion programme.

Yohan Paul, Senior official, Jet Airways said that the company had approved plans to acquire two additional Boeing 777–300ER aircraft. The delivery would take place between February and April 2013. “We are also planning to induct four A330-family aircraft over the next two years,” said Paul.

In addition, Jet Airways has entered into a purchase agreement with Boeing to acquire 30 737-800s to be delivered by 2015 and ten Boeing 787-8s to be delivered by 2014. According to Paul, these are, however, subject to requisite regulatory approvals and firm dates from the manufacturer.

Currently, Jet Airways operates a fleet of 97 aircraft, which includes ten 777-300ERs, 12 A330-200s, 55 next- generation Boeing 737-700/800/900s and 20 modern ATR 72-500 turboprops.

The airline, which flies to 71 destinations in India and abroad, has plans to increase services on its existing domestic routes, as well as to launch a non-stop flight to the US; it currently operates a single daily connection to New York and New Jersey via Brussels—its hub in Europe.

Jet Airways has a code-share agreement with American Airlines, which operates a non-stop daily flight between Chicago and New Delhi. It entered into a similar agreement with United Airlines last year, which operates flights from London to Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington.

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