Indian leading air compny Jet Airways  with its international expansion plans grounded by the global economic slump - has decided it won't take delivery of eight aircraft.

"We will not take delivery of five Airbus 330s and three Boeing 777s this financial year (through March 2010)," Saroj Datta, executive director at India's second-largest domestic carrier by market share, told.The eight Boeing Co. (BA) and Airbus planes were scheduled to be deployed on Jet's international routes.

Jet's move was preceded by similar decisions by others among India's airline industry, which lost an estimated $2 billion in the year ended March 31, 2009...

Indian leading air compny Jet Airways  with its international expansion plans grounded by the global economic slump - has decided it won't take delivery of eight aircraft.

"We will not take delivery of five Airbus 330s and three Boeing 777s this financial year (through March 2010)," Saroj Datta, executive director at India's second-largest domestic carrier by market share, told.The eight Boeing Co. (BA) and Airbus planes were scheduled to be deployed on Jet's international routes.

Jet's move was preceded by similar decisions by others among India's airline industry, which lost an estimated $2 billion in the year ended March 31, 2009.

Jet rival Kingfisher Airlines Ltd. has deferred taking delivery of 32 of 48 Airbus A320 planes that were due to arrive in late 2008 and in 2009.(JAN)