French Caribbean airline Air Cara•bes takes first A350 XWB

French Caribbean carrier Air Cara•bes has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900, making it the first French airline to operate the type. The aircraft, on lease from AerCap, is scheduled to make its first commercial flight to Pointe-ˆ-Pitre and Fort-de-France March 2. Air Cara•bes plans to operate its A350 XWB alongside the A330s it already has in service on Paris-French Caribbean routes. Air Cara•bes is headquartered in Guadeloupe and has its main base at Pointe-a-Pitre International Airport. It operates Caribbean inter-island routes and links French Guiana, Guadeloupe and Martinique with Paris.<br/>
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2/28/17