I-Cebu Pacific (i-CEB), uMthuthi wexabiso eliphantsi osekwe kwiiPhilippines, utyikitye iMemorandam yokuQondana (MOU) yeenqwelo moya ezingama-31 ze-Airbus, eziquka i-16 A330neo, 10 A321XLR kunye ne-5 A320neo.
Inqwelomoya ye-Cebu Pacific's A330neo iya kuba yinguqulelo ephezulu ye-A330-900, enezihlalo ezingama-460 kulungelelwaniso olunye lweklasi. I-airline iphinda ibe yenye yeenqwelo-moya zokuphehlelela i-A321XLR, eya kuthi ikwazi ukubhabha ngaphandle kokuma ukusuka kwiiPhilippines ukuya kwiindawo ezikude njengase-India nase-Australia. Inqwelomoya iA320neo ibhengezwe namhlanje iya kuba yeyokuqala yoluhlobo ukubonisa izihlalo ezili-194 kulwakhiwo lweklasi enye.
Esi sivumelwano samva siyayixhasa inkqubo eqhubekayo ye-CEB yokuhlaziya izithuthi, ejolise ekubeni nesizukulwane esitsha kuphela, iinqwelomoya ezisebenza ngokusingqongileyo ngowama-2024. Isigqibo somqhubi okhula ngokukhawuleza sikwasomeleza nayo yonke inqwelomoya ye-Airbus kudidi lwejethi.
Zikhethelwe ukusebenza kwazo ngokukuko, intuthuzelo kunye nokwanda koluhlu, ezi nqwelomoya zintsha ziya kuvumela iCebu Pacific ukuba yandise inethiwekhi yayo yaseAsia-Pacific kwaye izibeke kwindawo enokhuphiswano ngakumbi.
I-A320neo kunye ne-A321XLR ngamalungu osapho lwe-A320 olubandakanya ezobuchwephesha zangoku, kubandakanya iinjini zokuvelisa ezintsha kunye neeSharklets, ezidibanayo ezihambisa ukonga amafutha ngama-20 epesenti. Ukuphela kukaMeyi 2019, usapho lwe-A320neo lwalufumene ngaphezulu kwe-6,500 yeeodolo eziqinileyo ezivela kubathengi abangaphezulu kwe-100 kwihlabathi liphela.
I-A321XLR linyathelo elilandelayo lokuvela kwindalo elivela kwi-A321LR ephendula kwiimfuno zentengiso zoluhlu olongezelelekileyo kunye nokuhlawulwa komrhumo, ukudala ixabiso ngakumbi kwiinqwelomoya. Ukusuka ngo-2023, izakuhambisa iXtraLong Range engazange ibonwe ukuya kuthi ga kwi-4,700nm-15 yepesenti ngaphezulu kwe-A321LR kunye neepesenti ezingama-30 zokutsha kwamafutha kwisitulo ngasinye xa kuthelekiswa nenqwelomoya yenqwelomoya.
Usapho olungu-A330neo sisizukulwana esitsha esingu-A330, esineenguqulelo ezimbini: i-A330-800 kunye ne-A330-900 ekwabelwana ngayo ngama-99%. Yakha kuqoqosho oluqinisekisiweyo, ukuguquguquka kunye nokuthembeka koSapho lwe-A330, ngelixa inciphisa ukusetyenziswa kwamafutha malunga neepesenti ezingama-25 kwisihlalo ngasinye xa kuthelekiswa nabakhuphiswano besizukulwane sangaphambili kunye nokwandisa uluhlu ukuya kuthi ga kwi-1,500 yeemayile zokuhamba, xa kuthelekiswa noninzi lwee-A330s ezisebenzayo.
I-A330neo ixhotyiswe ziinjini zeTrent 7000 zeRoll-Royce zakutshanje kunye neempawu zephiko elitsha elinokwanda kwesithuba kunye ne-A350 XWB-Sharklets. I-cabin inikezela intuthuzelo yezixhobo ezitsha zeAspacespace kubandakanya nokuzonwabisa komgangatho wokukhwela abakhweli kunye neenkqubo zonxibelelwano zeWifi.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- 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 nautical miles, compared to the majority of A330s in operation.
- The airline also becomes one of the launch airlines for the A321XLR, which will be able to fly nonstop from the Philippines to destinations as far afield as India and Australia.
- The A320neo and A321XLR are members of the A320 Family incorporating the very latest technologies, including new generation engines and Sharklets, which together deliver fuel savings of 20 percent.
