JAL to fuel Kalitta’s growth
07-Dec-2007 : US carrier Kalitta Air, will buy 10 of Japan Airlines’s Boeing 747-400BCFs, a deal that suits both carriers’ fleet renewal targets.
JAL will deliver the first B747-400BCF in May 2009, according to Kalitta, which is also negotiating for a second BCF to be added in July 2009. The sale of the remaining eight aircraft has yet to be confirmed. Kalitta will be the envy of many international airlines in signing on the dotted line for the BCFs, demanded worldwide.
Connie Kalitta, the airline’s chief executive officer, said: “This is an exciting time for us. This purchase marks a milestone for Kalitta Air, which is completing another year of record revenues and is solidly positioned for future growth.”
Kalitta wants to complete the much sought after acquisition of all 10 converted aircraft by 2011, adding to its existing fleet of 19 B747-200 freighters.
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