Amajethi ayi-120: I-Air Arabia ibeka ukuhleleka okungama- $ 14 billion nge-Airbus

I-Air Arabia, iMpumalanga Ephakathi kanye neNyakatho Afrika okuyinkampani yokuqala nenkulu kunazo zonke ebiza izindleko eziphansi (LCC), namuhla yenze enye ingqopha-mlando ngomunye wama-oda endiza amakhulu kunawo wonke asendaweni eyodwa angu-120. Airbus Indiza yomndeni i-A320. Lokhu kumenyezelwe ngesikhathi se-Dubai Airshow 2019 kulandela umcimbi wokusayina obuhanjelwe nguSihlalo we-Air Arabia u-Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed Al Thani kanye no-Guillaume Faury, Isikhulu Esiphezulu se-Airbus.

Isivumelwano, inani laso sencwadi esiphelele lidlula amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-14 (intengo yohlu), sizoba namandla angaphezu kwezintathu zamanje zemikhumbi ye-Air Arabia futhi sisekele isu lokunweba inethiwekhi yomhlaba wonke yenkampani yenethiwekhi. Ama-oda amasha awezindiza ezingama-73 A320neo, 27 A321neo kanye nezingu-20 ze-A321XLR, zonke ezomndeni we-A320 kodwa ngayinye iletha inani eliyingqayizivele le-Air Arabia ekuhlangabezaneni nemigomo yayo yokukhula. Ukulethwa kuhlelwe ukuthi kuqale ngo-2024 futhi inkampani yezindiza ezinze eSharjah ayikacacisi izinjini ezizofakwa emshinini wayo omusha.

U-Adel Al Ali, oyi-Group Chief Executive Officer ye-Air Arabia, uthe: “Isu lokukhula kwemikhumbi ye-Air Arabia belilokhu liqhutshwa yisidingo sezentengiselwano futhi siyajabula ukumemezela namuhla omunye wemiyalo emikhulu yendawo eyodwa ne-Airbus ukusekela izinhlelo zethu zokukhula. . Lesi senzakalo esisha esibalulekile asigcini nje ngokusekela izisekelo zethu eziqinile zezimali kodwa namandla esu lethu lokukhula kwezindawo eziningi esilamukele eminyakeni edlule kuyilapho sigxile ekusebenzeni kahle, ukusebenza kanye nolwazi lwabagibeli.”

Wanezela: “Ukwengezwa kwe-A320neo, A321neo ne-A321XLR kuhambisana nemikhumbi yethu ekhona futhi kusivumela ukuthi sandise isevisi yethu ezindaweni ezikude nezintsha kuyilapho sihlala sithembekile kumodeli wethu webhizinisi obiza kancane. Sibheke ngabomvu ukusebenzisana ne-Airbus futhi sithole ukulethwa kokuqala. ”

UChristian Scherer, oyiChief Commercial Officer ye-Airbus, uthe: “Siyajabula ukukhulisa ubudlelwano bethu ne-Air Arabia; lokhu kugunyaza okuhle kwe-A320neo Family okuzovumela inkampani yezindiza ukuthi ingene ezimakethe ezintsha. Sizibophezele ekusekeleni ukwanda okusheshayo kwe-Air Arabia kanye nesifunda. "

Izindiza zamanje ze-Air Arabia zihlanganisa i-54 Airbus A320 & A321neo-LR. Ngenkathi i-A320neo yakhela endaweni yomugqa womkhiqizo we-A320 njengomndeni wendiza esendaweni eyodwa esezingeni eliphezulu neyonga uphethiloli, okuhlukile kwe-A321neo kunikeza ububanzi obunwetshiwe benguqulo yefuselage yomndeni we-A320neo ende kunazo zonke.

I-Air Arabia iyinkampani yezindiza yokuqala yaseMpumalanga Ephakathi ukusebenzisa i-A321neo-LR enezindiza ezintathu ezisebenzayo njengamanje kanti ezinye ezintathu zihlelelwe ukujoyina umkhumbi ngo-2020.

I-A321XLR iphinde inwebe ukunikezwa kwejeli yendlela eyodwa ngokungena kwesevisi okuhleliwe ngo-2023, okwenza i-Air Arabia, futhi, ibe omunye wabanikazi bokuqala bendiza. I-A321XLR izonikeza ububanzi obuningi obungafika emahoreni angu-8 futhi inokusebenza okuvelele kwemvelo nokushiswa kukaphethiloli okuphansi kwesihlalo ngasinye, ukukhishwa kwesikhutha esincane nomsindo.

I-Air Arabia njengamanje isebenza ngezindiza eziya ezindaweni zomhlaba ezingaphezu kuka-170 emazweni angu-50 isuka ezindaweni ezine e-UAE, Morocco, nase-Egypt.