Looking for ten in five years (220 words)

Published: 10/26/2000

Krasair will take delivery of its first Tu-204 on the 27th October according to local media reports and slightly ahead of schedule as Aviastar reported they intended to deliver the aircraft in November. More puzzling are the media reports for the delivery of the second aircraft due to be delivered according to the media by the year-end.

This may come as something of a surprise to Aviastar, who have a schedule to deliver three aircraft in the last quarter: one to Kavminvodyavia, one to Krasair and one to Sirocco/Air Cairo by the year-end.

Fleet of ten in five years

The two Krasair aircraft are intended to replace a number of aircraft including their aging fleet of Il-62s as part of a fleet of ten TU-204t to be acquired over the next five years. The airline is also reported to be looking to acquire Boeing 737 for international routes, but is reported to be less keen on the current power offering on the Tu-334. Krasair believes that the D-436T1 on the aircraft, which restarted flight trials this week., has insufficient range for the Krasair network, but says that it is still willing to consider the aircraft with the planned ZMKB Progress D-436T2 or the Rolls Royce BR715.

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