Air Mauritius takes first Airbus A330neo; to end KLM JV in October

Air Mauritius received the first of 2 Airbus A330-900s it has on order at Airbus’s Toulouse final assembly plant April 18; the aircraft are provided under contract with Air Lease Corp. The A330neos are powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines and have a 2-class cabin layout, with 28 business class and 260 economy class seats. The carrier is the first A330neo operator based in the southern hemisphere, and the first airline worldwide to operate a combination of both the A330neo and A350 XWB. The carrier plans to deploy the A330neo on routes connecting Mauritius to Europe—especially London Heathrow and Geneva—India and South East Asia and on regional destinations including Antananarivo (Madagascar), Johannesburg, and Reunion Island. <br/>