UGANDA FIRMS UP AIRBUS A330-800 ORDER SAYS AIRBUS
(Posted 09th April 2019)
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Uganda Airlines, thenew startup national carrier of Uganda, has firmed up its order for two A330-800 airliners, the latest version of the most popular A330 widebody airliner.
Fitted with the new Airspace by Airbus cabin, the A330neo will bring a range of benefits to Uganda Airlines and its customers, offering unrivalled efficiencies combined with the most modern cabin.
Uganda Airlines plans to use the A330-800 to build its medium and long-haul network with the aircraft offering cutting-edge technology along with more efficient operations
Launched in July 2014, the A330neo Family is the new generation A330, comprising two versions: the A330-800 and A330-900 sharing 99 percent commonality. It builds on the proven economics, versatility and reliability of the A330 Family, while reducing fuel consumption by about 25 percent per seat versus previous generation competitors and increasing range by up to 1,500 nm compared to the majority of A330s in operation. The A330neo is powered by Rolls-Royce’s latest-generation Trent 7000 engines and features a new wing with increased span and new A350 XWB-inspired Sharklets. The cabin provides the comfort of the new Airspace amenities including state-of-the-art passenger inflight entertainment and Wifi connectivity systems, amongst others.
It could not be established if any additional payments have been made to Airbus at this stage, after the new airline went into technical default with the payments due to Bombardier for two CRJ900 jets at the end of last month. It is understood though from usually well informed sources that the deadline for payment was extended, courtesy of Bombardier, until mid April after the Ugandan parliament in an emergency session approved some 280 billion Uganda Shillings towards the project.
