Corsair accelerates all-Airbus fleet transition
Corsair is speeding up plans to transition to an all-Airbus fleet as it seeks to grow its fleet and network with the backing of its new shareholder. German airline investment group Intro Aviation, which became Corsair’s majority shareholder in March when it bought TUI Group’s stake, said at the time it wanted to revamp Corsair’s fleet. Corsair plans to operate a fleet of 13 Airbus aircraft by 2023, with the first fleet transformation phase scheduled to be completed by May 2021, by which time it will operate a fleet of 10, including 5 neos, the airline said Sept 17. Corsair said that—as part of a plan to speed up fleet changes—1 Airbus A330-200 would leave the fleet in Jan 2020, earlier than planned, while a first Boeing 747-400 would exit in Dec 2020, and the last 2 in April 2021. A second A330-200 will leave the fleet in June 2022. <br/>
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Corsair accelerates all-Airbus fleet transition
Corsair is speeding up plans to transition to an all-Airbus fleet as it seeks to grow its fleet and network with the backing of its new shareholder. German airline investment group Intro Aviation, which became Corsair’s majority shareholder in March when it bought TUI Group’s stake, said at the time it wanted to revamp Corsair’s fleet. Corsair plans to operate a fleet of 13 Airbus aircraft by 2023, with the first fleet transformation phase scheduled to be completed by May 2021, by which time it will operate a fleet of 10, including 5 neos, the airline said Sept 17. Corsair said that—as part of a plan to speed up fleet changes—1 Airbus A330-200 would leave the fleet in Jan 2020, earlier than planned, while a first Boeing 747-400 would exit in Dec 2020, and the last 2 in April 2021. A second A330-200 will leave the fleet in June 2022. <br/>