AZAL intends to buy 10 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft

 The JSC "Azerbaijan Airlines" (AZAL) intends to expand its fleet in the coming years. These issues are discussed in the framework of participation of the Azerbaijani delegation headed by the president of AZAL Jahangir Asgarov at the International Air Show Farnborough Airshow-2016 in the UK. According to the press-service of the company,  the Azerbaijani side has held talks with major aircraft manufacturers as the Boeing, "Ilyushin", "Antonov" and others. At a meeting with the senior vice-president of Boeing Martin Bentrott and Director of Sales Corporation Serdar Gurz was  discussed the possibility of delivery in 2018-2020's ten Boeing 737 MAX aircrafts.  The parties discussed the issue of financing of the project.

On the same day was held the third round of talks with the head of the Board of the Corporation "Ukrainian Aviation Company" Mikhail Gvozdev and the President of the State Enterprise "Antonov" Alexander Kotsuba project of production and maintenance of transport aircraft An-178 on the territory of Azerbaijan.

 There were also talks  between the President of CJSC "Azerbaijan Airlines" Jahangir Asgarov and Director General of JSC "Ilyushin Finance Co". Alexander Rubtsov on transfer to leasing of aircraft MS-21. In June  the parties signed a memorandum of intent for the transfer in the lease of ten new MS-21 medium-haul aircraft. Delivery is scheduled for 2019-2020 years.

At this meeting was signed a contract for the supply of financial leasing in the world's largest series of cargo aircraft An-124-100 (Ruslan). Agreement with the participation of Jahangir Askerov and the president of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) was signed by President George Slusar Silk Way Holding 3aur Akhundov and General Director of JSC "Ilyushin Finance Co" Alexander Rubtsov.

"The acquisition of the aircraft AN-124-100 (Ruslan) will become a new stage of development of civil aviation of Azerbaijan, will allow to increase competitive advantage and strengthen our country's position in the global air freight market. During the last 10 years, we have transformed the Heydar Aliyev International Airport into a major transport hub  of air cargo Today civil aviation of Azerbaijan announced itself as the official airline of the project Silk road connecting East and West, we are working hard to achieve the same success in the travel industry," said Jahangir Askerov.-06D--