Jet Airways may place large aircraft order at upcoming Dubai Airshow

New Delhi: Jet Airways may be gearing up to place a large aircraft order at the upcoming Dubai Airshow, if not sooner. Sources told Firstpost  the airline is awaiting final clearances to the equity deal with Etihad Airways before it orders more aircraft and the initial order could well be for 50 aircraft. Sources said the airline currently has about 70 Boeing 737 aircraft of which most are leased and only six to seven are owned by the airline. Typically, these lease agreements are for five to seven years so the 50-plane order Jet is expected to place soon would largely be for replacing the existing fleet as planes begin to come to the end of their lease terms.
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