Allegiant Airlines, low-cost leisure airline, has agreed to purchase 18 used MD-80 aircraft from Scandanavian Airlines Systems.  Allegiant anticipates the cost of integrating these 18 MD-80’s into their fleet to be about $4 million.  The aircraft will be delivered during the first three quarters of 2010 and will all be in service by the end of 2011. 

Allegiant will use these MD-80’s to continue to expand their routes and capacity at levels they say would ensure continued profitability.  These 18 MD-80’s will take Allegiant’s fleet of 46 aircraft to 64 aircraft.  This is not the first time Allegiant has purchased used aircraft from Scandanavian and says they are a ’stellar’ business partner.