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16.02.06, 21:25
8 miliardow droga nie chodzi , no nie ??? Brawo Boeing !!!
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Air India to Raise Up to $8B for New Jets
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© 2006 The Associated Press Feb. 16, 2006, 12:28AM
NEW DELHI — State-run Air India is to raise between $7 billion and $8 billion
to buy 68 airplanes from Boeing Co., the largest ever deal in Indian
aviation, officials said Thursday.
The money will be raised from domestic and overseas banks, and the airline
has already secured an initial $500 million in financing, Air India spokesman
Rahul Chopra said.
Under the deal inked in January and initially valued at $11 billion, Air
India agreed to purchase 27 787s, 15 777-300ERs and eight 777-200LRs. Air
India also plans to buy 18 additional planes for Air India Express,
its low-cost subsidiary.
Air India, which currently has a fleet of 42 aircraft, is replacing its aging
planes in hopes of better competing with private carriers.
Air India will ask Chicago-based Boeing to devise a payment system for the
jet acquisitions, an unnamed Air India official told the Times of India
newspaper. Chopra confirmed the details of the report, attributing the quotes
to a senior director.
The official didn't say when the request for a proposal will be floated.
The report said the loans will have a tenure of 10 to 12 years depending on
the delivery of the aircraft.
India's aviation sector is rapidly expanding, with new private airlines
taking to the skies and the government moving toward privatization to improve
airport infrastructure.
