US business class-only start-up Primaris Airlines has set out plans to take 20 Boeing 737-800s and to acquire 20 Boeing 7E7-8s for use in its all-business class shuttles. Las Vegas, Nevada-based Primaris plans services from 2005 and says it will need up to 45 Boeing 737-800s for city-pair operations. Primaris says the 7E7-8s, to be delivered between 2010 and 2013, will fly long-range services. The airline also has options for 15 more of the type.
Source: Flight International
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