MUMBAI: UAE-based Etihad has trashed its plan to lease three Boeing 777 aircraft.
These aircraft, B 777-300 ERs, were with the Turkish Airlines and have recently come back to Jet Airways after completing the lease period.
“Etihad had earlier sought to lease these aircraft as it wanted to deploy them on its international network. However, it has now indicated to the airline of not doing so,” the source said.
Jet Airways now may deploy these planes in its long-haul operations, adding that this is a big set back to the airline which is already grappling with several other issues including problem from its pilots.
India’s second-largest airline Jet Airways had reported a standalone net loss of Rs. 217.65 crore for Q1 FY 15, down 39 per cent from the year-ago period.
The airline has been facing a tough time from its pilots as well as the regulator DGCA for quite some time now.
The airline has over 1,000 pilots, while its subsidiary JetLite has about 190 pilots.
