Iflegi yase-Australia kunye nenqwelomoya yayo enkulu ngobukhulu beenqanawa, iQantas Airways, ibhengeze ukuba ikhethe inqwelomoya yeAirbus A350-1000 ngenqwelomoya yayo engapheliyo yeSydney ukuya kwinkonzo yaseLondon ekulindeleke ukuba iqale kwisiqingatha sokuqala sonyaka wama-2023. iya kuba yeyona nqwelo moya inde emhlabeni xa isungulwa.
UQantas uthe uza kwenza isigqibo sokugqibela ngo-Matshi ka-2020 malunga nokuba uqhubeke na nomyalelo ukuya kuthi ga kwi-12 A350-1000 jets efakwe itanki elongezelelweyo lokuphatha iinqwelomoya ukuya kwiiyure ezingama-21.
Umphathi we-airline u-Alan Joyce uthe umphathi wenqwelomoya unentembelo enkulu kwinqwelomoya. "I-A350 yinqwelomoya entle kwaye intengiselwano etafileni kunye neAirbus isinika eyona indibaniselwano yemiqathango yorhwebo, ukusebenza kakuhle kwepetroli, iindleko zokusebenza kunye namava abathengi," utshilo.
Igosa eliyiNtloko lezoRhwebo uChristian Scherer ubulele iQantas ngokukhethwa kwayo, ngelixa a iBoeing Isithethi sithe siphoxekile sesi sigqibo kodwa sijonge phambili ekuqhubekeni nobudlelwane baso obude kunye nenqwelomoya.
Ukukhethwa kweejethi ze-Airbus kunokongeza kumathandabuzo akhulayo malunga nezicwangciso zikaBoeing zokuvelisa i-777-8, eyacebisa ngayo iQantas ukuba ithunyelwe.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- UQantas uthe uza kwenza isigqibo sokugqibela ngo-Matshi ka-2020 malunga nokuba uqhubeke na nomyalelo ukuya kuthi ga kwi-12 A350-1000 jets efakwe itanki elongezelelweyo lokuphatha iinqwelomoya ukuya kwiiyure ezingama-21.
- “The A350 is a fantastic aircraft and the deal on the table with Airbus gives us the best possible combination of commercial terms, fuel efficiency, operating cost and customer experience,” he said.
- Airbus Chief Commercial Officer Christian Scherer thanked Qantas for its selection, while a Boeing spokesman said it is disappointed with the decision but looks forward to continuing its longstanding partnership with the airline.
