"Politika" May 28th, 2001

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SARADNJA JAT-a I AFRIČKIH AVIO-KOMPANIJA


Interesovanje za najam naših aviona
Jugoslovenski aerotransport pregovara sa "Nigerija ervejzom" o iznajmljivanju aviona "DC-10" čiji je put u Ameriku odložen



Jugoslovenski aerotransport pregovara sa "Nigerija ervejzom" o davanju u najam širokotrupnog aviona "DC-10" čiji je put za Ameriku odložen, izjavio je direktor lizinga i revitalizacije flote JAT-a Goran Crljen.

On je za najnoviji broj JAT-ovog lista rekao da bi nigerijska kompanija taj avion za dugolinijski saobraćaj koristila na liniji Lagos - London - Njujork.

Trenutno je, prema rečima Crljena, stranim kompanijama iznajmljeno 10 aviona.

"O tome kakvu korist JAT ima od iznajmljivanja aviona koji tehnološkom opremljenošću ne mogu da lete po Evropi govori to da je samo iznajmljivanjem dve ’devetke’, koje ne vrede više od dva miliona po avionu, zarađeno 12,5 miliona dolara", istakao je on.

Zamenik direktora Spoljne trgovine JAT-a Gordana Bajić je istakla "da je nekoliko ugovora u fazi pripreme. Jedan od njih je i iznajmljivanje ’boinga 737’ na godinu dana, sa mogućnošću produžavanja ugovora na tri godine jednoj kompaniji u Tanzaniji", rekla je ona.

Bajićeva je kazala da se priprema i potpisivanje ugovora sa još nekoliko afričkih kompanija i dodala da je i mongolska kompanija u osnovanju "Džastis" zainteresovana za najam dva JAT-ova "boinga 737" i jedan "ATR-72".

List JAT-a takođe piše da je sa nedavnog Crljenovog puta u SAD donesena oprema za unapređenje kabina za celu flotu "B-737" i tri kontejnera enterijera za DC-9 za uređenje kabina po evropskim standardima.

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JAT's cooperation with African airline companies

Interest in leasing our planes

Yugoslav Airlines is discussing with Nigeria Airways the prospect of leasing their DC-10 (YU-AMB) to them, whose trip to the US has been post-poned, according to Goran Crljen, the director of leasing and fleet revitalisation.

For the newest issue of JAT's paper he reported that the Nigerina company would use the long-haul plane for the route Lagos-London-New York.

According to Crljen, 10 planes are currently on lease to other companies.

"The use that JAT has from leasing out airplines which because of their technological trimness can not fly around Europe is explained by the fact the leasing out only two DC-9's, which are not worth more than $2 million each, the company makes $12.5 million", he underlined.

Deputy director of JAT's foreign trade department, Gordana Bajic underlined that "a few contracts are in the works. One of them is the leasing of a Boeing 737 to a company in Tanzania for a year, with the option of extending the lease to three years", she said.

Ms. Bajic also said that agreements are in the works with a few more African companies and she added that a Mongolian company which is in the works, called "Dzhastis" is interested in leasing two of JAT's 737's and an ATR-72.

JAT's paper also writes that after Crljen's receant trip to the US, the equipment neceserray for the upgrading of the whole 737 fleet has been brought over and three containers of materials necessary for upgrading the DC-9s cabins up to European standards.

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The last bit really is good news. Those 737's really need to be upgraded, I haven't seen the DC-9's but I assume they aren't much better. We may finally see them go from 138 pax down tp 126 for the 737.