CH-A: Etihad eyes cautious fleet growth as IPO plans progress
Ch-aviation reports: Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi International) aims to incrementally increase its fleet to around 150 aircraft ...
The trend towards wet-leasing freighter capacity is set to continue as airlines look to develop new markets, Michael Duggan, director of cargo charters at Saudia, told the Freighters and Belly Cargo conference in Abu Dhabi this morning.
While Saudia operates a number of its own freighters, wet-leasing gives it “enormous flexibility to ramp up and down”, especially when it comes to charter operations, Mr Duggan said.
“The cost of running B777s is so high that it’s viable only with an enormous number ...
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