A potential new buyer emerges in India

Published 9:00 pm Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Or maybe not, but the big buzz in the subcontinent is an off-hand comment that the governing body of cricket in India should buy its own jet. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1459890.cms

Key Quote: “‘He suggested if the board has its own aeroplane, the Indian team and visiting teams could be flown from one venue to the other without depending on the availability of seats in other airlines,’ he said.”

Most U.S. sports teams, of course, charter planes for flights to games. (You all remember how well it worked for the Carolina Panthers to lease that Airbus from US Air to fly out here for the NFC championship, while the Steelers flew to the Super Bowl on a 757.)