Tata Sons-owned Air India is close to signing an agreement with French aerospace major Airbus
for an order of up to 50 Airbus A350-900 aircraft. Additionally, the airline is also in talks
to order more than 100 A321 neo aircraft- a popular version of Airbus’ single-aisle
version. In today's video, we are going to talk about “New
Airbus A350 ORDER!” So without any further ado, Let's begin.
In March 2022, Airbus brought over their long-range flagship jet, the A350 to India on a demo
tour and for demonstration at the Wings India 2022 aviation event. However, their eye was
on the prize of Air India, which was recently privatized and might be looking for new jets.
On top of this Airbus has a good number of A350s ready for delivery. There are a number
of undelivered A350s in Airbus’ inventory due to Aeroflot not taking deliveries due
to sanctions and Qatar refusing delivery due to quality issues.
This presents a prime opportunity for the Tata Group to quickly buy up the A350s and
begin integrating the aircraft into the Air India fleet as early as 2023. Emirates was
due to receive its first 50 A350 jets in May 2023, the airline said when announcing the
order in late 2019. Following strong freight demand during the
pandemic, Emirates converted 10 Boeing 777s into cargo planes, depleting its passenger
capacity, and a still-robust market might prompt it to switch another 10, President
Tim Clark said. Emirates would consider the A350-1000 variant,
though Clark pointed to issues with Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc engines which he said haven’t
yet sufficiently proven their reliability. “We’re not sure what’s going on,”
Clark said of the program delays. “We’ve had these discussions for the last two years,
and I haven’t been totally convinced that they’re up to it. It’s a management issue
and they need to resolve it.” After grounding much of its fleet during the
pandemic, Emirates now has all of its original-series 777s and about 70 Airbus A380 double-deckers
back in operation, bringing capacity back to about 70% of former levels. Qantas has
announced a major aircraft order while confirming the much-anticipated Project Sunrise.
A firm with 52 Airbus orders, with an additional 94 purchase rights, is among the largest in
the Australian national carrier’s history. Domestically, Qantas will start the renewal
of its narrow-body jets as part of ‘Project Winton’ with firm orders for 20 Airbus A321XLRs
and 20 A220-300s as its Boeing 737s and 717s are gradually retired.
The first of these aircraft will start to arrive in late calendar 2023, with the order
including purchase right options for another 94 aircraft for delivery through to at least
2034. Qantas has nearly always purchased aircraft with growth potential but turned up its nose
and opted for the Boeing 787. "Work has also resumed on Project Sunrise.
Our latest customer research shows the demand for direct long-haul flights is even stronger
than it was pre-COVID, so our focus is on delivering non-stop services from Sydney Kingsford
Smith and Melbourne Tullamarine to New York JFK and London Heathrow remains," Qantas Group
Chief Executive Alan Joyce said. Although to-date, the group has only taken
25 of the 115 jets it signed up for. Just six months after the crushing Qantas loss,
Airbus 2006 announced that the redesigned A350 aircraft would be wider and called the
“A350 XWB” (Xtra-Wide-Body). The Airbus A350 will carry 238 passengers
across four classes (First, Business, Premium Economy, Economy), with more than 40% of the
cabin dedicated to premium seating. The cabin is specially configured for improved comfort
on long flights and includes a Wellbeing Zone in the center and more spacious seating in
Premium Economy and Economy cabins. The six first-class suites will feature a
reclining chair and dedicated bed as well as a 32-inch monitor. The suites will feature
a closing door, but it does not appear that they’ll be fully enclosed. With the decline
of the A380 and large, four-engined aircraft and their spacious First Class cabins, the
addition of First suites to the A350s will be appreciated by premium travelers.
Each suite boasts an impressive configuration, featuring stylish wooden privacy walls and
closing doors. The bed and seat are separate, allowing passengers to sleep at intervals
of their choosing across ultra-long-haul flights. Now that we've come to the end of this video,
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