Kingfisher reworks plane purchase plan
Mihir Mishra / New Delhi February 05, 2011, 0:55 IST
Vijay Mallya’s Kingfisher Airlines has decided to change its earlier fleet acquisition plan. Though it aims to more than double the size from 66 to 137 aircraft by 2015-16, it does not now plan to induct Airbus 380s. The airline also does not plan to add Airbus 350s.
In the next financial year, Kingfisher plans to add nine aircraft — six A320s, two A330s and one ATR. Of these, the airline will take eight directly from the market. It plans to add 14 aircraft in 2012-13, 20 in 2013-14, 16 in 2014-15 and 13 in 2015-16.
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/kingfisher-reworks-plane-purchase-plan/424141/
By: MSR777 - 7th February 2011 at 16:48
I am a bit surprised at the dropping of the 350s though, would have set in well with ITs fleet for North American operations.
I have to admit, so was I. Still, there’ll be no shortage of takers for the delivery slots.
By: KabirT - 7th February 2011 at 00:23
I am a bit surprised at the dropping of the 350s though, would have set in well with ITs fleet for North American operations.
By: MSR777 - 6th February 2011 at 11:38
A classic case of ‘ones eyes being bigger than ones belly’. With ref to the A380, I am honestly not surprised.
By: KabirT - 5th February 2011 at 22:28
Sadly Vijay Mallya only runs the airline as a branding tool to sell booze. :rolleyes:
By: Bmused55 - 5th February 2011 at 00:57
he he, too true.
By: Grey Area - 5th February 2011 at 00:42
Kingfisher chop and change so much, they’ll probably change their minds half a dozen times over the next twelve months.
By: Bmused55 - 5th February 2011 at 00:38
This will annoy the airbus camp at A.net who are already denying it is true, using the airline not commenting as an argument for it not being true.
Oh.. el oh el.
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