Serbia to Pick Lufthansa or Task as Adviser, Novosti Says

(Corrects company name in headline and first paragraph.)

Serbia may hire Lufthansa Consulting GmbH or Tasc Aviation as an adviser in the planned overhaul of JAT Airways, Vecernje Novosti reported, citing an unidentified government source.

The government wants to buy four and lease eight aircraft to renew the fleet of state-owned JAT, which will include four Airbus SAS’s (EAD) A319 or A320 planes, depending on advice from the consultant, the newspaper said.

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