Qantas' Asian wing to get first jet

Qantas' Asian wing to get first jet

SINGAPORE: Qantas Airways' Asian discount offshoot will take delivery of its first aircraft, an Airbus A320, by the end of October, a company spokesman said on Tuesday.

"The fleet will comprise four A320s when the airline begins flying and the first aircraft is scheduled for delivery at the end of October," Con Korfiatis, chief operating officer of the carrier, said in a statement received here.

Korfiatis said the carrier, which has yet to be named officially, had applied for a license with Singapore's aviation authorities but did not say when it expected to get official clearance.

The Singapore-based discount airline is 49.9 percent owned by the Australian flag carrier while Singapore's state investment vehicle Temasek Holdings owns 19 percent. --AFP