India will soon have the first super jumbo Airbus A 380, with the government giving Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher Airlines to import five of the world's largest passenger aircraft into India.
In addition, Kingfisher has also been given permission to import 15 wide-bodied aircraft and a business jet.
15 wide-bodied aircraft, being 5 A330's, 5 A350's and 5 A345's. What business jet did or do they intent to order? Is the unidentified A330 perhaps destined for Kingfisher?
With the amount of Indian multi miljonairs and biljonairs around, the idea of having a private A330 available for charter, wouldn't be to far fetched. Not?
Scouseflyer From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2006, 3254 posts, RR: 10 Reply 1, posted (6 years 10 months 1 week 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 1742 times:
IIRC - they ordered a ABJ(?) the business jet version of the A318 - you see it in one of the programs about the A380 - Leahey goes to see them to try and sell them the largest Airbus plane and ends up selling them the smallest
Manni From South Korea, joined Nov 2001, 4221 posts, RR: 23 Reply 2, posted (6 years 10 months 1 week 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 1724 times:
Quoting Scouseflyer (Reply 1): IIRC - they ordered a ABJ(?) the business jet version of the A318 - you see it in one of the programs about the A380 - Leahey goes to see them to try and sell them the largest Airbus plane and ends up selling them the smallest Big grin
Thanks for the answer.
So the A330 customer is still not identified.
WINGS From Portugal, joined May 2005, 2831 posts, RR: 70 Reply 4, posted (6 years 10 months 1 week 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 1702 times:
Hi Manni,
Well if you get the chance to look at the Discovery Channel - Giant of the Skies. Building the A380 documentary you will see that Mr Leahy was able to sign up for an A319CJ.
In that documentary he proposed the A380 to Kingfisher although at that present time he only managed to sign up a single A319CJ. Little did he know, that soon he would manage to gather up another considerable batch of A320's, and 5 x A330/A350/A345.
Aviator27 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (6 years 10 months 1 week 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 1701 times:
Vijay Mallya, chairman of Kingfisher and United Breweries Group ordered an Airbus ACJ (Airbus Corporate Jet). Its an A319 platform in executive configuration.
Scouseflyer From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2006, 3254 posts, RR: 10 Reply 7, posted (6 years 10 months 1 week 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 1683 times:
Well if you get the chance to look at the Discovery Channel - Giant of the Skies. Building the A380 documentary you will see that Mr Leahy was able to sign up for an A319CJ.
In that documentary he proposed the A380 to Kingfisher although at that present time he only managed to sign up a single A319CJ. Little did he know, that soon he would manage to gather up another considerable batch of A320's, and 5 x A330/A350/A345.
Regards,
Wings
That's the one I was thinking of!
Anyone think that they're going to firm those A345s any time soon?
BlrBird From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 577 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (6 years 10 months 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 1553 times:
Quoting HAWK21M (Reply 8): Now the Airport Infrastructure needs to speed up to Cater to the A380.
regds
MEL
May be he can park all his 380 in HYD! isn't that the only airport in India as now on road to 380 facilities!
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