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 Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:15 pm Post subject: Air India to retire the A310; buy 21 A320s, lease 10 more. |
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http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/cnbc-tv18-comments/air-india-to-purchase-21-airbus-a-32_514617.html
Air India to purchase 21 Airbus A-32
Jan 19, 2011
The Air India meet has concluded and the management has said that they have ICICI Bank has been given a mandate for refinancing of loans to purchase 21 Airbus A-320. The board has approved delivery financing of B-3B77 and one GE-90 spare engine with US- EXIM Bank worth USD 475 million.
The borad has also okayed the disposal of 4 Airbus-310 and the dry lease for 2 air bus 330. Air India Express will now have fleet of 21 aircraft.
Air India even approved the purchase of 30 acre of land in Nagapur for the MRO facility.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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http://news.in.msn.com/business/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4819266
AI Board approves purchase of 21 Airbus 320 family aircraft
Mumbai, Jan 19 (PTI) National air-carrier Air India''s Board, which met here today, approved several proposals by the management including the purchase of 21 Airbus 320 family aircraft, besides delivery financing of three Boeing 777-300ERs.
The Board has mandated ICICI Bank for the refinancing of loan to purchase 21 A320 for Rs 5,500-crore and approved delivery financing of three B-777-300ER aircraft and one GE-90 spare engines with US Exim support worth USD 475-million, a press release said.
Citibank has been mandated for 85 per cent while Standard Chartered for the remaining 15 per cent.
In addition, the Board also gave its nod to Air India to dispose off four A 310 passenger aircraft along with the simulator.
Besides, the management also secured approval for dry lease of 10 Airbus A 320 aircraft to replace the ageing fleet as well as dry leasing of two Airbus A 330 aircraft.
The Board also ratified the decision to continue the dry lease of four B 737-800 aircraft for Air India Express, it said, adding AirIndia Express will now have a fleet of 21, including 17 owned aircraft.
In addition, the proposal to acquire 30-acres of land near Nagpur SEZ area to set up a MRO facility, was also approved by the Board at its meeting, the release said.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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Okay, so what is going on with their esteemed fleet planning department? 
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Air India is officially retiring their Airbus A310 (pax) fleet & offering the last 3 of these aircraft (VT- EJJ, VT-EJK & VT-EJL) for sale.
VT-EJJ has been w.f.u., while VT-EJK & VT-EJL are still in service.
The official tender for sale of these 3 aircraft has been floated today:
http://mmd.airindia.co.in/aimmd/tender/MM_A310-300_PAX_2011_SALE0.html
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| 747-237 wrote: | Air India is officially retiring their Airbus A310 (pax) fleet & offering the last 3 of these aircraft (VT- EJJ, VT-EJK & VT-EJL) for sale.
VT-EJJ has been w.f.u., while VT-EJK & VT-EJL are still in service.
The official tender for sale of these 3 aircraft has been floated today:
http://mmd.airindia.co.in/aimmd/tender/MM_A310-300_PAX_2011_SALE0.html |
I wonder who'll buy those things. Who is still interested in A310s? Fedex?, Air Transat?
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| The_Goat wrote: | | I wonder who'll buy those things. Who is still interested in A310s? Fedex?, Air Transat? |
Probably someone like GA Telesis .... for scrapping.
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..and if the sale deal falls through... then there will be talk of coverting them into freighters (without the AI mgmt. actually having any concrete plan on how to use them!  ).. and after getting re-painted in the cargo livery.. sadly decaying away!  |
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On a differnet note, one can use this link to get to the old Indian Airlines site, and see some IC tenders that have rather current dates! Has this not been `integrated', whatever this means?
Cheers, Sumantra. |
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| The_Goat wrote: | | 747-237 wrote: | Air India is officially retiring their Airbus A310 (pax) fleet & offering the last 3 of these aircraft (VT- EJJ, VT-EJK & VT-EJL) for sale.
VT-EJJ has been w.f.u., while VT-EJK & VT-EJL are still in service.
The official tender for sale of these 3 aircraft has been floated today:
http://mmd.airindia.co.in/aimmd/tender/MM_A310-300_PAX_2011_SALE0.html |
I wonder who'll buy those things. Who is still interested in A310s? Fedex?, Air Transat? |
A310 Freighter conversion & its Economical viability will depend on the D check due & costs involved with mods to accomplish.
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| 747-237 wrote: | | The official tender for sale of these 3 aircraft has been floated today |
The said tender has expired (after a 10 day extension) & has been removed from the website.
That being said, from patkini's TR in the TR section, it appears at least one A310 is in the process of being scrapped at BOM.
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