Star Alliance carrier Spanair plans to retire its Boeing MD-80 fleet by the first quarter of 2012 and is looking to lease Airbus A320-family aircraft to replace its Boeing 717s, which are in the process of being returned to SAS Group.
Speaking to ATI at Spanair's headquarters in Barcelona, the carrier's strategic planning director, Jim Paton, said it aimed to operate "a single Airbus fleet", although no new aircraft orders are imminent.
"I don't envision an order before the next one to two years. We will look at aircraft to lease to replace the 717s," says Paton.
Spanair operates a 35-strong fleet comprising......
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