Interjet Buy 15 Aircraft For $650 Million Dollars

Interjet buy 15 aircraft for 650 million dollars




17/01/2011 22:35



Interjet, the second commercial airline in Mexico by the number of passengers within the country, signed a contract with the Italian SuperJet International to purchase 15 aircraft at a cost of 650 million dollars, the European firm.



In addition to the contract, Interjet signed an option for the potential acquisition of five aircraft of this type, Sukhoi Superjet 100, each a capacity of 98 seats.





The first deliveries of the planes are scheduled for the second half of 2012. Besides aircraft, the Italian firm will also offer post-sales service for a period of 10 years.





The contract was announced in a statement by the company Finmeccanica SpA, which controls the joint venture Superjet International, Alenia Aeronautica of Finmeccanica and Russia's Sukhoi Holding.





Interjet, began operations in 2005, has about 20% of the domestic flight market in Mexico, currently operates a fleet of 22 Airbus A320 aircraft, 10 owned and 12 leased, with which serves 28 routes within the country.





Interjet sources were not immediately available to give more details about the contract with Superjet International. (Common Sense / The Weekly)

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