Izindaba zezindiza: I-Malaysia Airlines isayina isivumelwano sika-$680m sezinjini ze-A330-300

KUALA LUMPUR – Inkampani yezindiza kuzwelonke iMalaysia Airlines isayine isivumelwano sika-R680 million nePratt & Whitney sokuhlinzeka ngezinjini ezingu-34 zezindiza zayo ezintsha ezingu-17, kusho inkampani ngoMsombuluko.

Izinjini zizonika amandla abagibeli abangu-15 kanye nezindiza ezimbili ezithwala impahla kubagibeli abangu-25 A330-300 kanye nezindiza ezine zezimpahla ze-A330-200F ezi-odwe ngabakwaMAS be-Airbus yaseYurophu ngamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-4.50, okuhlanganisa izindleko zezinjini.

“Siyaqiniseka ukuthi sizokujabulela ukusebenza kangcono kwenjini nokuthi uPratt & Whitney bazoqhubeka nokuletha izinga elifanayo lokusekelwa ngezinjini ze-PW4170,” kusho isikhulu esiphezulu sale nkampani, u-Azmil Zahruddin, esitatimendeni.

Izikhulu zezindiza zithe indiza entsha i-A330, ezolethwa kusukela ngo-2011 kuya ku-2015, izosebenza ezimakethe zaseNingizimu Asia, China, North Asia, Australia naseMiddle East.

Inkampani yezindiza ithi izimoto zayo zamanje ezingama-A330-300s nama-A330-200 amathathu afakelwe izinjini ze-PW4168, kanti izindiza zayo eziyishumi ze-B747-400 kanye nezindiza ezimbili ze-B747-400F zisebenza ngezinjini ze-PW4056.

Inkampani yezindiza iphinde ya-oda izindiza ezingama-55 ze-Boeing B737-800s kanye nama-Airbus A380 superjumbos ayisithupha.

Ngenyanga edlule, uhulumeni wathi ngeke ahoxise i-oda lakhe lama-A380 nakuba kube nokubambezeleka kokulethwa.

Izindiza ezinkulu bekumele zilethwe kusukela ngoJanuwari 2007, kodwa lokhu kwahlehliselwa emuva ngasekupheleni kuka-2011 ngaphambi kokubambezeleka kwakamuva kwangowezi-2012.