Air Transport

KD-Avia, the carrier based in Russia’s Kaliningrad enclave, has agreed to acquire 25 Airbus A319 aircraft to renew a fleet which entirely comprises Boeing 737-300 jets.

A KD-Avia official had told ATI, flightglobal.com's sister premium news site, yesterday at a European-Russian airlines event in Brussels that it was intending to place an order for 25 narrowbodies.

KD-Avia has signed a commitment to the aircraft at the ILA Berlin Air Show. No engine selection has yet been given, although the CFM International CFM56 is fitted to its 737 fleet.

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“This aircraft meets all our requirements in terms of fuel efficiency and passenger comfort, and is the best solution for us,” says KD-Avia chairman Sergey Grishchenko.

No delivery dates have been disclosed, and the carrier has yet to indicate the extent to which the jets will replace its 16 leased 737s. KD-Avia intends to use the A319s to reinforce Kaliningrad’s position as a transit point for Russia.

Source: flightglobal.com's sister premium news site Air Transport Intelligence news