Virgin Atlantic orders 10 new A330s
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Virgin Atlantic will take delivery of 10 new Airbus A330-300 aircraft between now and 2012, and also is in talks with to buy 50 A350 aircraft from 2014, according to a Reuters report. The 10 new planes are worth US$2.1 billion.
The new deliveries will allow Virgin to expand while awaiting delivery of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner. A spokesperson for the airline was reported saying that the A350 was a “strong competitor” to the Dreamliner.
The airline’s founder, Sir Richard Branson, told a news conference at London’s Heathrow Airport; “This will help us with future growth, taking us to new destinations such as Beijing and Vancouver. We have had some good years and have accumulated some cash.”
Dutch plane-leasing company AerCap Holdings NV will purchase and lease back six aircraft that Virgin has ordered and would lease the remaining four directly to the airline. Five of the wide-bodied aircraft will be delivered in 2011, the other five in 2012, Virgin Atlantic said.
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