Trujet plans massive expansion

US investment company Interups has acquired 49% of the shares of Indian carrier Trujet and with this money, the airline now plans a massive expansion. According to an interview with the CEO of Interups in the Indian website Moneycontrol, negotiations are underway to order 54 A220s and 54 E190-E2s.

The new aircraft will be used to create a large hub at the airline's base at Hyderabad. The CEO said that Embraer would be able to deliver three E190-E2s every two months, while Airbus could deliver two aircraft every three months. Trujet hopes to finalise the orders with the manufacturers within the coming 45 days, with deliveries starting later this year.

Trujet was founded in 2013 and launched its operations in 2015. It currently operates a fleet of seven ATR72s on domestic flights only.

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