I-LATAM Airlines iyalele iinqwelomoya eziyi-17 ze-A321neo ukuba zandise ngakumbi indlela yazo, zizise inqwelo moya ye-odolo ye-A320neo iyonke kwi-100.
“Siwuqhwabela izandla umbono weqhinga we-LATAM namabhongo ozinzo. Lo myalelo we-A321neo kwizithende zokuhlengahlengiswa kwayo luphawu oluqinileyo lwexabiso Airbus izisa ekwenzeni lo mbono kunye namabhongo abe yinyani. I-A321XLR iya kwenza ukuvulwa kweendlela ezintsha kwaye iya kuvumela i-LATAM ukuba ikhulise ukufikelela kwayo kumazwe ngamazwe kummandla "watsho uChristian Scherer, iGosa eliPhezulu lezoRhwebo kunye neNtloko ye-Airbus International.
I-A321neo lelona lungu likhulu le-Airbus 'A320neo Family, edibanisa iinjini zesizukulwana esitsha kunye ne-Sharklets, ihambisa ngaphezu kwe-20 yepesenti yamafutha kunye nokugcinwa kwe-CO2, kunye ne-50 yepesenti yokunciphisa ingxolo. Inguqulelo ye-A321XLR ibonelela ngoluhlu olongezelelekileyo ukuya kwi-4,700nm, inika inqwelomoya ixesha lokubhabha ukuya kuthi ga kwiiyure ezili-11. Kwinyanga ephelileyo, i-A321XLR yaya esibhakabhakeni okokuqala, ifezekisa uvavanyo lwayo lokuqala lokubhabha ngempumelelo.
Ekupheleni kukaJuni ka-2022, i-A320neo Family yayiphumelele ngaphezulu kwe-8,100 yeeodolo ezivela kubathengi abangaphezu kwe-130, apho phantse ama-550 ibiyeye-A321XLR. Ukususela ekungeneni kwayo kwiNkonzo kwiminyaka emithandathu edlulileyo, i-Airbus inikezele ngaphezu kwe-2,300 ye-A320neo ye-aircraft yoSapho, igalelo ekunciphiseni kwe-15-million-toni kwimveliso ye-CO2.
Iqela leenqwelomoya zeLATAM kunye namahlakani ayo liqela eliphambili leenqwelomoya eLatin America, kunye nobukho kwiimarike zasekhaya ezintlanu kummandla: eBrazil, eChile, eKholombiya, e-Ecuador nasePeru, ukongeza kwimisebenzi yamazwe ngamazwe kulo lonke elaseYurophu, e-Oceania, eUnited States naseCaribbean.
KwiLatin America kunye neCaribbean, i-Airbus ithengise ngaphezu kwe-1,100 yeenqwelomoya kwaye ine-backlog engaphezulu kwe-500, kunye ne-700 esebenzayo kulo lonke ummandla, emele phantse i-60 yesabelo semarike ye-in-service fleet. Ukusukela ngo-1994, i-Airbus ikhusele malunga neepesenti ezingama-70 zee-odolo zenetha kummandla.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- In Latin America and the Caribbean, Airbus has sold over 1,100 aircraft and has a backlog of over 500, with more than 700 in operation throughout the region, representing almost 60 percent market share of the in-service fleet.
- This order for the A321neo on the heels of its restructuring is a strong sign for the value Airbus brings to making this vision and ambition a reality.
- The A321XLR will enable the opening of new routes and will allow LATAM to increase its international reach in the region” said Christian Scherer, Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Airbus International.
