Tuesday, January 29, 2013

GoAir to add 8 aircraft by July 2014, aims 92 by 2020


Ahmedabad: Wadia group's no-frills carrier Go Airlines today said it will acquire eight more aircrafts to increase its fleet to 21 by July 2014 from the existing 13.
The airline, looking to grow at non-metro and regional level, aims to have a fleet of 92 by 2020. India is projected to be the third largest aviation market by 2020.
"We had placed an order for 72 A320 Neo aircrafts at a list price of $100 million (per aircraft) in June 2011, so 72 will come at price list of $7.2 billion," Go Airlines Chief Executive Officer Giorgio De Roni told reporters.
He was here to announce starting of a GoAir flight from Ahmedabad to Kolkata from February 4, for which a brand new A320 Neo Aircraft would be deployed.
29/01/13 PTI/Business Standard
To Read the News in full at Source, Click the Headline