EManila, ePhilippines - Inkampani yezindiza yesabelomali i-Air Philippines izothenga izindiza ezintsha eziyisithupha i-Bombardier Dash nge-$120 million njengengxenye yokuthuthukiswa kwezindiza, kusho umbiko ngoMsombuluko.
Umthuthi wasekhaya ophethwe yisikhulu sendawo uLucio Tan, ophinde alawule inkampani yezindiza i-Philippine Airlines, uzothenga indiza elayisha abantu abangu-76 engu-8-Q400 ku-Bombardier Aerospace ezinze e-Toronto, kusho i-Philippine Star.
Ukuthengwa ngekota yesine ka-2008 kuzoxhaswa ngesivumelwano sokusebenza, sokuqashisa ngezimali, noma ngesikweletu sokuthumela ngaphandle, leli phephandaba lisho licaphuna izikhulu zezindiza ezingadalulwanga.
Inkampani yezindiza isanda kuthenga izindiza eziyisithupha ze-Bombardier Q300 turbo-prop ngamadola ayizigidi ezingu-56 ukuze zinikeze inethiwekhi yomzila wasekhaya owandisiwe, okuhlanganisa nezinsizakalo ezintsha eziya esiqhingini sezivakashi sase-Boracay.
I-Air Philippines njengamanje isebenzisa izindiza eziyisishiyagalombili ze-Boeing 737-200 ezisebenzela izindawo eziyi-12 ePhilippines zisuka ezindaweni eziseManila naseCebu.
Leli phepha lithe inkampani yezindiza izoqeda ama-Boeing 737-200 futhi ibe nemikhumbi yayo yesikhathi esizayo ehlanganisa i-Airbus A320s, entsha engu-737 'Classics' kanye ne-Bombardier Dash 8-Q400s ngaphezu kwama-Q300.
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