Chaity 1 Report post Posted July 31, 2008 More aircraft for us to spot ? Read the full text in --> Bernama -------------------------------------- KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 (Bernama) -- Global Air Tourism Airline, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Global Industries Inc Sdn Bhd (GII), plans to invest about RM700 million to lease eight aircraft for three years. Its managing director/chief executive officer, Zamri Ibrahim, said the investment would be financed through bank borrowings and internally-generated funds. "As a chartered airline, we will focus on umrah and haj market as well as tourism business. Our clients are mainly travel agencies worldwide," he told reporters at the signing of the aircraft leasing agreement between the company and Air Smith Inc of Florida US and seat-purchasing agreement between Global International Travel and Tour Sdn Bhd (GITT) and Gemilang Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd and Skymatt Travel & Services Sdn Bhd, here Thursday. GITT, a wholly-owned company of GII, is engaged in travelling business. Zamri said as a start, the company, which was expected to kick-off its operations this September, would use Malaysia as a hub to carry 70,000 pilgrims from Indonesia and Thailand to Jeddah or Medina from Kuala Lumpur International Airport. "We will receive our first leasing aircraft, a wide-bodied Boeing 747-200, in September and the second, Boeing 767-200ER, in December this year............. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashmil Abd Ghani 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2008 "We will receive our first leasing aircraft, a wide-bodied Boeing 747-200, in September and the second, Boeing 767-200ER, in December this year............. Some old school stuff will be fly around KLIA soon..but we most welcome them to operate here..So we can add new pictures frame for new airlines soon.. Emm a moth of September and early October not a right time for Muslim spotters..hehehe.. :rolleyes: Go Chaity.. :drinks: Hope soon we can meet at KLIA spotting area.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MIR 2 Report post Posted September 3, 2008 More aircraft for us to spot ? Not sure weather they are coming to KUL or not... KUALA LUMPUR, -- Global Air under Global Industries Inc Sdn Bhd has secured a contract worth US$29.55 million (RM97.52 million) from the Government of Afghanistan to transport 30,000 of its Haj pilgrims. Afghanistan is the second country to sign with Global Air after Thailand for the air transportation of Haj pilgrims for 2008. The maiden flight from Kabul is expected to be on Oct 31 using two Boeing 747s and one Boeing 767. With the signing of the contract, a new era has begun for Global Air to establish itself in the Middle East, the company said in a statement. Global Air has initiated negotiation with few well known Middle Eastern parties to establish direct flights based in Dubai into countries like Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, India, Oman and Kuwait by early next year. --BERNAMA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
