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MAY 10, 2005 (newstodate): Slovakian low cost operator SkyEurope has signed an order for up to 32 new Boeing 737-700 aircraft.
The agreements signed with Boeing and GECAS include 16 firm orders for aircraft to be delivered in 2006 and 2007, and 16 options for aircraft to be delivered in 2008 and 2009.
Out of the 16 firm orders, 12 aircraft will be financed by GECAS.
Out of the 16 firm orders, 12 aircraft will be leased from GECAS operations based in Shannon, Ireland, of which six of the aircraft come from the existing GECAS order book. GECAS ordered six additional Boeing 737-700 aircraft for lease to SkyEurope.
With bases in Bratislava, Budapest, Krakow and Warsaw, SkyEurope is the first low cost airline in Central & Eastern Europe, operating a network of 41 routes to 22 destinations in 13 European countries, with a fleet of 15 aircraft.
The agreements signed with Boeing and GECAS include 16 firm orders for aircraft to be delivered in 2006 and 2007, and 16 options for aircraft to be delivered in 2008 and 2009.
Out of the 16 firm orders, 12 aircraft will be financed by GECAS.
Out of the 16 firm orders, 12 aircraft will be leased from GECAS operations based in Shannon, Ireland, of which six of the aircraft come from the existing GECAS order book. GECAS ordered six additional Boeing 737-700 aircraft for lease to SkyEurope.
With bases in Bratislava, Budapest, Krakow and Warsaw, SkyEurope is the first low cost airline in Central & Eastern Europe, operating a network of 41 routes to 22 destinations in 13 European countries, with a fleet of 15 aircraft.