Delivery of 16 Boeing 737-800 series will occur in 2017 or 2018 Dobrolet spokesman, Maxim Fetisov, to smooth the move, Dobrolet have paid a deposit. Boeing spokesman, Marc Birtel, said Dobrolet certain to take the aircraft from Boeing, but he refused to say when this deal happens, given Russia still getting sanctions from European countries and the United States (USA).
Launch Bloomberg, who announced the purchase Dobrolet plane in the middle of this flight suspension, a signal that Aeroflot (Russian aviation authority), is struggling to restore this low-cost aircraft into the sky. Russian Red Plate Company was halted operations Dobrolet on August 4, the day after the companies in Europe canceled leasing, and insurance services.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Aeroflot, Vitaly Savelyev, said Dobrolet has two Boeing 737-800 series to serve the flight, while the 10 other aircraft still on order. He added, Dobrolet does not plan to add jets, until the liberalization of Russian aircraft rules.
Sanctions by the United States, Europe and other countries related conflict Ukraine has an impact on the development of Dobrolet, not to mention the steps travel ban on Russian President Vladimir Putin relatives.
For Boeing, this agreement with Russian operators will continue to open up sales channels that never closed during the Cold War. The first Boeing sales made to Aeroflot in 1997, quoted from Boeing's website, the total sales of the new Russian aircraft to reach 48 jets to June.
The Boeing 737-800 carrying sold for USD93,3 million. Buyers usually pay less than the list price. Series 737 is the most widely jet flown in the world, competing with aircraft from the Airbus A320 family.
