MLDR Airlines Signs a Lease for a Third Avro RJ70 Jetliner

Released on Wednesday, August 08, 2007

MDLR Airlines of India has continued its expansion drive after commencing services in March, and has signed a lease with BAE Systems Regional Aircraft for a third Avro RJ70 jetliner (Msn E1252).

The new aircraft will be delivered by end September and will be configured in the same high quality layout as the airline's first two aircraft. With six business and 64 economy class seats, the airline offers a full service concept including the world's first all-vegetarian in-flight food offering.

Currently MDLR Airlines uses its two RJ70s to link Delhi and Calcutta with provincial centres Chandigarh to the north of the capital and to Ranchi, which is west of Calcutta.

New services are planned to link Delhi with Jaipur and Surat to the south west of the capital. The airline is also offering integrated hotel and flight packages using the MDLR parent group's 4 and 5-star hotels.

BAE Systems is placing a growing number of regional airliners into the Indian sub-continent. In addition to the three RJ70s with MDLR, it has also leased ATP Freighters to First Flight Couriers Pvt Ltd and in Nepal has leased four Jetstream 41 turboprops to Yeti Airlines.

MDLR Group has business interests in commercial and residential real estate development including hotels, shopping malls, residential colonies, group housing projects, farmland developments, resorts and restaurants.