E-MONTREAL, Canada - I-Air Canada namuhla imemezele uhlelo lwayo lokuvuselela imikhumbi emincane emincane ehlanganisa ukuzibophezela, izinketho namalungelo okuthenga izindiza ze-Boeing 109 MAX ezingafika ku-737. Indiza entsha izothatha indawo yendiza ekhona ye-Air Canada eyinhloko yendiza i-Airbus narrowbody, idale enye yezindiza ezincane kunazo zonke emhlabeni, ezonga kakhulu futhi ezenziwe lula.
Isivumelwano ne-Boeing, esingaphansi kokuphothulwa kwemibhalo yokugcina nezinye izimo, sifaka ama-oda aqinile endiza engu-33 737 MAX 8 kanye ne-28 737 MAX 9 enamalungelo okushintsha phakathi kwazo kanye nendiza engu-737 MAX 7. Iphinde ihlinzekele izinketho zezindiza eziyi-18 kanye namalungelo okuthenga ezinye ezingama-30. Ukulethwa kuhlelwe ukuthi kuqale ngo-2017 ngezindiza ezi-2, izindiza eziyi-16 ngo-2018, izindiza eziyi-18 ngo-2019, izindiza eziyi-16 ngo-2020 kanye nezindiza eziyi-9 ngo-2021, ngokuya ngokuhlehliswa. kanye namalungelo okusheshisa.
“Siyajabula ukumemezela isivumelwano sethu ne-Boeing sokuthenga izindiza ze-737 MAX njengengxenye yokuthuthukiswa okuqhubekayo kwemikhumbi ye-Air Canada,” kusho uCalin Rovinescu, uMongameli kanye ne-CEO ye-Air Canada. “Ukuvuselelwa kwemikhumbi yethu emincane yaseNyakatho Melika ngendiza eyonga uphethiloli kuyisici esibalulekile sohlelo lwethu oluqhubekayo lokuguqula izindleko futhi ukunethezeka okuthuthukisiwe kwendlu yabagibeli okuhlinzekwa yi-Boeing MAX kuzosisiza ukuthi sigcine isikhundla sokuncintisana se-Air Canada njengeNkampani Yezindiza Engcono Kakhulu eNyakatho Melika. . Uhlelo lwethu lokuvuselela imikhumbi emincane kulindeleke ukuthi luveze ukonga kwezindleko ezinkulu. Silinganisele ukuthi ukushiswa kukaphethiloli okucatshangelwayo nokongiwa kwezindleko zokuyilungisa ngesihlalo ngasinye ezingaphezu kwamaphesenti angama-20 kuzokwehlisa i-CASM elinganiselwe cishe ngamaphesenti ayi-10 uma kuqhathaniswa nemikhumbi yethu emincane ekhona.”
I-Air Canada iyaqhubeka nokuhlola ukushintshwa okungenzeka kwemikhumbi yayo ye-Embraer E190 ngendiza eyonga kakhulu, emikhulu emincane emincane elungele kangcono isu layo lenethiwekhi yamanje neyesikhathi esizayo. Ngokuvumelana naleli su, isivumelwano ne-Boeing sihlinzekela ukuthi i-Boeing ithenge izindiza ezifika kwezingama-20 kwezingu-45 ze-E190 ze-Embraer E190 okwamanje ezisemikhumbini ye-Air Canada. Indiza i-E737 ephuma emkhunjini izoqale ithathelwe indawo ngendiza encane eqashiswayo enkulu kuze kube inkampani yezindiza ithatha indiza i-Boeing 25 MAX. Le nkampani izocubungula izinketho ezihlukahlukene ezinyangeni eziyisithupha ezizayo zendiza esele engu-190 i-E100 okuhlanganisa nokuqhubeka nokuyisebenzisa noma esikhundleni sazo ngenani elisazonqunywa lezindiza ezibalelwa ku-150 kuya kwezingu-XNUMX.
Uhlelo lwe-Air Canada olwemikhumbi yayo yonke ehlanganisa i-Air Canada rouge™, ngaphandle kwezindiza ezindiza abathwali bayo besifunda abanenkontileka, ukuthi ikhule isuka ezindizeni eziyi-192 kusukela ngoSepthemba 30, 2013 iye cishe ku-214 ekupheleni kuka-2019, ngokwesisekelo sohlelo. Ukwengeza, ukuze kube nokuguquguquka okwengeziwe, i-Air Canada inezinketho namalungelo angu-13 okuthenga izindiza eziyi-10 ze-Boeing 787, amalungelo okuthenga izindiza eziyi-13 ze-Boeing 777 kanye nezinketho ezingu-18 namalungelo okuthenga angu-30 ezindiza ze-Boeing MAX.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “Renewal of our North American narrowbody fleet with more fuel efficient aircraft is a key element of our ongoing cost transformation program and the enhanced passenger cabin comfort provided by the Boeing MAX will help us to retain Air Canada’s competitive position as the Best Airline in North America.
- Additionally, for further growth flexibility, Air Canada has 13 options and rights to purchase 10 Boeing 787 aircraft, rights to purchase 13 Boeing 777 aircraft as well as the 18 options and 30 purchase rights for Boeing MAX aircraft.
- Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2017 with 2 aircraft, 16 aircraft in 2018, 18 aircraft in 2019, 16 aircraft in 2020 and 9 aircraft in 2021, subject to deferral and acceleration rights.
