Virgin Atlantic orders 14 Airbus A330neos, with further six options
Europe’s Airbus has agreed to sell 14 A330neo wide-body passenger jets to Virgin Atlantic in a deal valued at $4.1b, the companies announced at the Paris Airshow on Monday, with an option for the airline to order six more. The British airline placed firm orders for the upgraded A330 model, which it had been evaluating against the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. But Virgin Atlantic CE Shai Weiss denied that the order was a snub of Boeing, and said the deal would help update its fleet to take advantage of a forthcoming expansion at Europe’s biggest airport, London Heathrow. “It happened to be that this one was a fantastic opportunity for Virgin Atlantic to transform its fleet,” Weiss said. The jets, which will be powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines, will replace the airline’s A330ceos from September 2021 until 2024, Virgin Atlantic said.<br/>
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Virgin Atlantic orders 14 Airbus A330neos, with further six options
Europe’s Airbus has agreed to sell 14 A330neo wide-body passenger jets to Virgin Atlantic in a deal valued at $4.1b, the companies announced at the Paris Airshow on Monday, with an option for the airline to order six more. The British airline placed firm orders for the upgraded A330 model, which it had been evaluating against the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. But Virgin Atlantic CE Shai Weiss denied that the order was a snub of Boeing, and said the deal would help update its fleet to take advantage of a forthcoming expansion at Europe’s biggest airport, London Heathrow. “It happened to be that this one was a fantastic opportunity for Virgin Atlantic to transform its fleet,” Weiss said. The jets, which will be powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines, will replace the airline’s A330ceos from September 2021 until 2024, Virgin Atlantic said.<br/>
