Orders set for 219 N-250s<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Research and Technology B.J.
\nHabibie said yesterday that PT Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara
\n(IPTN) has received orders for the sales of 219 N-250s, newly
\ndeveloped turboprop aircraft with a capacity of 70 passengers.<\/p>\n
He told reporters here that the orders include the one for the
\nsale of 15 aircraft to Pakistan, whose memorandum of
\nunderstanding will be signed in a ceremony here today.<\/p>\n
He said the company will need to sell only 40 more of its N-
\n250 aircraft to break even.<\/p>\n
\"We need to sell 259 aircraft to break even,\" said Habibie,
\nwho is also IPTN's president.<\/p>\n
An N-250 aircraft costs between US$11 million and US$12
\nmillion.<\/p>\n
Habibie said that 10 aircraft have been ordered by Gulfstream
\nAirlines of the United States, four by Colombia and 10 by
\nEuropean leasing companies, while 100 aircraft have been ordered
\nby Merpati, a subsidiary of Garuda Indonesia, 62 by Bouraq
\nAirlines and 16 by Sempati Airlines. (31)<\/p>",
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