|
British Airways purchases two A318s |
|
Wednesday, 28 May 2008 |
|
Airbus has received a firm order from British Airways for the manufacture and delivery of two A318 aircraft.
British Airways has placed an order for two Airbus A318 aircraft to launch new services between London and New York, it has been announced.
The A318 is the largest aircraft certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the steep approach required at London City Airport, according to Airbus.
With the placement of the new order, there are now 13 customers for the new A318. British Airways also operates 70 A320 Family aircraft, and has an additional 20 on order, along with another 12 A380 aircraft.
"The A318 shares the same wide cabin as other members of the A320 Family, and offers by far the greatest level of cabin comfort of any aircraft able to fly from London City or similar inner city airports," said John Leahy, chief operating officer for customers at Airbus.
Meanwhile, JetBlue Airways this week announced plans to defer21 Airbus A320 aircraft scheduled for deliver between 2009 and 2011 back to 2014 and 2015.
The airliner cited increasing fuel costs and the need for a more financially conservative approach as the reason for the deferral.
 |
