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Feb 21, 2014 (newstodate): The Lithuanian ACMI and charter carrier Grand Cru Airlines is preparing to take in its third aircraft in a few weeks.
-Like the first two aircraft, this newcomer will be a Boeing 737-300, and we are actually also preparing for delivery of a fourth aircraft, a Boeing 737-400 to arrive by May 2014, says Aleksandr Celiadin, Grand Cru Airlines CCO and Deputy CEO.
-In the coming summer season, two Boeing 737-300 aircraft will be based here in Vilnius, serving on a contract with a Lithuanian tour operator. This will actually require 1.5 aircraft, leaving also capacity for short-term and ad-hoc ACMI jobs.
-The new third aircraft will most probably be placed in the Mediterranean region, notably Italy where the market is really booming, and the fourth aircraft will primarily serve as a back-up for our operations as well as being offered in the ACMI market.
-We have outsourced the crew management, taking in crews as needed on short-term contracts enabling us to maintain flexibility. Ours is a highly seasonal business so we cannot keep a fully manned fleet all year round, says mr Celiadin.
-Like the first two aircraft, this newcomer will be a Boeing 737-300, and we are actually also preparing for delivery of a fourth aircraft, a Boeing 737-400 to arrive by May 2014, says Aleksandr Celiadin, Grand Cru Airlines CCO and Deputy CEO.
-In the coming summer season, two Boeing 737-300 aircraft will be based here in Vilnius, serving on a contract with a Lithuanian tour operator. This will actually require 1.5 aircraft, leaving also capacity for short-term and ad-hoc ACMI jobs.
-The new third aircraft will most probably be placed in the Mediterranean region, notably Italy where the market is really booming, and the fourth aircraft will primarily serve as a back-up for our operations as well as being offered in the ACMI market.
-We have outsourced the crew management, taking in crews as needed on short-term contracts enabling us to maintain flexibility. Ours is a highly seasonal business so we cannot keep a fully manned fleet all year round, says mr Celiadin.