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Kingfisher Airlines is a new airline based in India. It is scheduled to start flights during the second quarter of 2005 and would initially operate only on domestic routes. The airline is owned by United Beverages Group under the leadership of Dr. Vijay Mallya. The airline promises to suit the needs of air travellers and to provide reasonable air fares. Services started on 9 May 2005, following the lease of 4 Airbus A320 aircraft.
Fleet
On 18 February 2005 Kingfisher Airlines signed a contract with Airbus for three Airbus A319 aircraft, adding to the 10 Airbus A320 aircraft (plus twenty options) ordered in January 2005. The first of the A319s will be delivered in December 2005, complementing the A320s on routes to smaller cities in India. (ref: Air International April 2005)
On June 15 2005 it became the first private airline in the world to order the Airbus A380 and the first Indian airline to do so. It has ordered 5 A380s, as well as 5 Airbus A350-800 aircraft and 5 Airbus A330-200 aircraft in a deal valued at over $3 billion. Delivery of the A330s is due to start in late 2007, followed by the A380s in 2010 and the A350s in 2012.
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