Garuda Indonesia has signed an operating-lease agreement with Deutsche Morgan Grenfell for its first six Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered Airbus Industrie A330-300s. Delivery of the 293-seat aircraft is scheduled to begin in December. Garuda originally ordered nine A330s, but financing for the remaining three has still to be arranged.
Source: Flight International
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