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Old 15th Mar 2002, 12:53
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From the easyjet website (fleet information).... .. .information pack - aircraft and fleet information. .. .easyJet operates a single type of aircraft, the Boeing 737, regarded as the workhorse of the industry. It is one of the best selling commercial aircraft of all time, made popular because of its efficiency and cost effectiveness. Uniformity of aircraft in the fleet, is one way that easyJet helps to keep the costs low.. .. .Each single-class aircraft holds a total of 149 passenger seats in a six-abreast configuration. The outside of the aircraft is used to communicate the airline's web site address in the distinctive easyJet orange.. .. .The easyJet fleet, which currently consists of 18 737-300s and 12 next-generation 737-700 (as at February 2002), is already one of the youngest in the world, the average age of the aircraft being just four years old. As new aircraft enter the fleet, other aircraft will be phased out, making the average age of the easyJet fleet even younger.. .. .By 2004, the easyJet fleet will consist of 48 aircraft with an average age of under five years.. .. .Delivery schedule of 737-700 aircraft:. .. .2001 6 . .2002 9 . .2003 8 . .January to May 2004 6 . .. .The airline also holds price protection rights over a further 30 Boeing 737-700 aircraft.. .. .© 1997-2002 easyJet airline company ltd. .use of this site is subject to the terms of our acceptable use policy.. .. .So, which aircraft do you think they are really going to buy...? Not too hard to figure out is it?. .. .(Edited for typos). . . . <small>[ 15 March 2002, 08:54: Message edited by: Flight Safety ]</small>
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