1st Airbus A330-300 for Egyptair

31.08.2010 Aviation & Space
1st Airbus A330-300 for Egyptair

1st Airbus A330-300 for Egyptair

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Egyptair received its first Airbus A330-300 aircraft from Airbus’ facility in Toulouse, France. Powered by Rolls Royce Trent 700 engines, the aircraft seats 301 passengers with 265 in Economy Class, and 36 in Business Class.

Joining Egyptair's existing Airbus fleet of 17 A320 family aircraft, 7 A330-200s and 3 A340-200s, the new A330-300 will be the first Egyptair aircraft to feature onboard communications technology, enabling passengers to benefit from in flight mobile phone services and WI-FI internet access.

"This delivery is an important milestone in the history of Egyptair .We will continue to bring the latest to our customers who deserve this premium and highly competitive product" stated Eng. Hussein Massoud , Chairman and CEO of Egyptair Holding Company. He added "We are determined on the ambitious plan for fleet expansion and modernization"

Captain Ala’a Ashour, the Chairman and CEO of Egyptair Airlines, who flew the new aircraft himself to Cairo said that "the delivery of the first Airbus 330-300 will add value to our customer and launches new services for the first time in Egyptair."

Airbus aircraft share a unique cockpit and operational commonality, allowing airlines to use the same pool of pilots, cabin crews and maintenance engineers, bringing operational flexibility and resulting in significant cost savings.

"In the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), Airbus has sold around 1,000 aircraft and has a backlog of over 500. More than 500 Airbus aircraft are flying with 48 MENA operators, representing around 40% of the fleet in service in the region”, said John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer, Customers.

The A330 is one of the most widely used wide-body aircraft in service today. To date, Airbus has won more than 1,000 firm orders for the various versions of the aircraft. Over 700 A330s have already been delivered and the aircraft is currently flying with over 80 operators worldwide.

 

 



 
 

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