IPTN sells aircraft to UAE

IPTN sells aircraft to UAE

JAKARTA (JP): State aircraft manufacturer PT Industry Pesawat
Terbang Nusantara (IPTN) has won the tender to sell four CN-235
MPA aircraft to the United Arab Emirates, the company announced
yesterday.

Company spokesman M.T. Satoto said IPTN would sign the sales
contract in the next three months, and the airplanes, worth
US$150 million, would be delivered in two to three years.

IPTN beat out several other international aircraft
manufacturers, including Bombardier of Canada, Spain's CASA and
Fokker of the Netherlands, for the tender.

Satoto said IPTN would also offer its products in the markets
of other countries including Australia, Venezuela, Korea and the
Philippines.

As of last year, IPTN's CN-235 aircraft have been used by
several countries, including Turkey (52 units), South Korea (20),
France (15), the United Arab Emirates (7) and Brunei Darussalam
(1), he said. (das)