Airliners-India.com Forum Index Airliners-India.com
Flickr Group & Facebook
 
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist   UsergroupsUsergroups   RegisterRegister 
 ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   Log inLog in 

Jet Airways to phase out ATR fleet, go "all Jet"

 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Airliners-India.com Forum Index -> Civil Aviation
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
747-237
Member


Joined: 11 Jun 2007
Posts: 11337
Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom

PostPosted: Wed May 24, 2017 11:22 am    Post subject: Jet Airways to phase out ATR fleet, go "all Jet" Reply with quote

https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/56227-indias-jet-airways-to-phase-out-atr-fleet

Jet Airways to phase out ATR fleet

Jet Airways is planning to transition its fleet to an all-jet composition following reports it is looking to retire its fleet of Avions de Transport Régional turboprops.

The Indian carrier currently operates fifteen ATR72-500s and three -600s on scheduled passenger flights connecting India's Tier I cities with smaller Tier II and III towns.

However, sources familiar with the matter told India's Business Standard newspaper that the aircraft are being withdrawn given Jet Airways' decision to focus on its international operational network. The type is also hamstrung by a lack of local pilots. As such, Jet Airways is forced to recruit foreign pilots to man the ATRs leading to higher operating costs.

"ATRs no more suit our strategy. Their maintenance costs are higher, getting pilots for them is difficult, and for the management it was becoming too difficult as the network strategy of operating an ATR is very different from that of a Boeing 737 or Airbus A330," the sources said.

As it stands, Jet Airways has been gradually replacing the ATRs with larger B737 jets on select routes including Delhi Int'l-Bhopal, Pune-Hyderabad Int'l, and Kolkata Int'l-Aizawl. ATR bases at Mumbai Int'l and Kolkata have also been closed down in anticipation of the type's eventual removal from service.

"Jet has to find someone willing to take the planes," the sources added.

The ch-aviation aircraft database shows Jet Airways' ATR fleet is leased from several firms including Aergo Capital, Injet Leasing, Bank of Scotland PLC, and DAE Capital.

_________________
11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India.

Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
justbala
Member


Joined: 11 Jan 2007
Posts: 1898
Location: Bangalore

PostPosted: Thu May 25, 2017 1:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Will they go with Embraer or CRJ jets instead? 737 could be too big a plane for some of their routes
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
GF1011
Member


Joined: 02 Jan 2015
Posts: 87

PostPosted: Thu May 25, 2017 3:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

justbala wrote:
Will they go with Embraer or CRJ jets instead? 737 could be too big a plane for some of their routes


I suppose if the 737 is too big for the route, they'll axe the route..
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Airliners-India.com Forum Index -> Civil Aviation All times are GMT + 5.5 Hours
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group. Hosted by phpBB.BizHat.com