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Article: Tajik Air replenishes its fleet by two Boeing-737-500s in October.
- Article from:
- Times of Central Asia
- Article date:
- November 2, 2009
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DUSHANBE, November 2, 2009 (TCA) -- Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, has taken another Boeing 737-500 on a finance lease, according to the airline's press service.
The aircraft was ferried to the Dushanbe airport from Lithuania on October 30.The -500 series was offered, due to customer demand, as a modern and direct replacement of the 737-200. It incorporated the improvements of the 737 Classic series; allowing longer routes with fewer passengers to be more economical than with the 737-300. It accommodates up to 132 passengers.Finance leasing, also known as "capital leasing," is a longer-term arrangement in which the operator comes closer to effectively ...