Jet Airways receives first Airbus A330-200 aircraft

Jet Airways receives first Airbus A330-200 aircraft

Jet Airways, the India based International carrier took delivery of its first Airbus A330-200 aircraft purchased directly from Airbus, at a ceremony on Friday April 27th, 2007 held at the Toulouse delivery centre.

The aircraft an A330-200 was formally handed over to Naresh Goyal, Chairman Jet Airways in a ceremony attended by John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer, Customers and other top company executives. Jet Airways ordered a total of 10 Airbus A330-200s in October 2005. “Introducing the A330 into our existing fleet will be relatively seamless as we already operate the A340 and two leased A330s which share a common cockpit,” said Naresh Goyal, Jet Airways Chairman.

“We chose the A330 because it fits in with our long term strategy to operate efficient aircraft that best fit the mission laid down and to provide our customers with the most modern and comfortable fleet around,” he added. The airline already operates the A340s and the A330s between India and the United Kingdom and plans to use the A330s on a mix of regional and long-haul international flights.

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