this month will be delivered between October 2012 and
Airlines acquired ten new aircraft
Mariano Recalde and Henri Courpron.Aerolíneas Argentinas agreed to acquire ten Boeing 737-700 aircraft with the U.S. firm International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC). Mariano Recalde, president of state-owned airline, and Henri Courpron, CEO of ILFC, signed the agreement for the rental of aircraft for five years.
The first unit arrive in the country later this month, while the last delivery is scheduled for October 2012. The new Boeing, which will widen the narrow body fleet for regional and domestic flights, arrive painted with the new corporate image, which purchased Embraer inaugurated last year to renew the fleet of Austral.
Mariano Recalde said the operation, which cost the company U.S. $ 239,000 monthly s-enters the frame Business Plan 2010-2014, which proposes, among other objectives, to modernize and expand the airline. In this regard, with the full incorporation of the planes will reduce the average fleet age of 15.6 years in 2009 to 10.8 years in 2012.
"We want the company to be a pride for the Argentineans. The new aircraft will allow us to improve connectivity and extend the hours of flight through units more comfortable and secure," Recalde said.
To reach agreement, Aerolíneas Argentinas had before a debt restructuring of $ s 11 million ILFC, a product of the previous management company, a payment plan of 22 monthly installments. And besides, lessor ILFC, the second in the world with over 1,200 aircraft in stock, agreed to increase engine power take-off weights and settings inside the cab for homogeneity among the new Boeing 737 aircraft and -700 already operating in the state airline.
As for future plans of Aerolineas Argentinas, Recalde said to be added to the fleet of widebody 15 units over the next three years. In turn, found that between late 2011 and early 2012 will open the path Buenos Aires - New York, and are already thinking about recovering a European destination, which could be London or Paris.
Regarding the financial situation, said: "The company is still insolvent, with liabilities important. And while rising fuel altered our projections, the deficit will be less than 2010, but we can not say the final numbers."
source: www.ambito.com
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