Virgin Atlantic orders 12 Airbus A350-1000s
Virgin Atlantic will buy 12 Airbus A350-1000s, Airbus announced at the Farnborough Airshow. The order is worth more than US$4.4b at list prices. The airline will buy 8 of the aircraft from Airbus and lease 4 from Air Lease Corp. The Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-powered aircraft will be delivered from 2019-21, Virgin Atlantic CE Craig Kreeger said. They will replace the carrier’s remaining Boeing 747-400s. He added that further orders for the A350-1000 were possible. Asked whether they would also be a replacement for the oft-deferred Virgin commitment for A380s, Kreeger said the top of the range Airbus model currently still figured in its planning. “This doesn’t replace the A380. We have 6 on option and continue to have. It is subject to future evaluation, to see if it makes sense.” <br/>
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Virgin Atlantic orders 12 Airbus A350-1000s
Virgin Atlantic will buy 12 Airbus A350-1000s, Airbus announced at the Farnborough Airshow. The order is worth more than US$4.4b at list prices. The airline will buy 8 of the aircraft from Airbus and lease 4 from Air Lease Corp. The Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-powered aircraft will be delivered from 2019-21, Virgin Atlantic CE Craig Kreeger said. They will replace the carrier’s remaining Boeing 747-400s. He added that further orders for the A350-1000 were possible. Asked whether they would also be a replacement for the oft-deferred Virgin commitment for A380s, Kreeger said the top of the range Airbus model currently still figured in its planning. “This doesn’t replace the A380. We have 6 on option and continue to have. It is subject to future evaluation, to see if it makes sense.” <br/>
