ZURICH, Switzerland – IBoeing, iLufthansa Group kanye neSwiss International Air Lines (SWISS) bamemezele ukuzibophezela namuhla ngezindiza eziyisithupha ezingama-777-300ER (Extended Range). Izindiza, ezinenani elifinyelela ku-$1.9 billion ngamanani asohlwini, zikhethelwe ukuvuselelwa kwemikhumbi edonsa isikhathi eside yenkampani yezindiza. U-Boeing ubheke ngabomvu ukusebenzisana ne-SWISS ukuze aqedele imininingwane, ngaleso sikhathi umyalo uzothunyelwa kuwebhusayithi ye-Boeing Orders & Deliveries.
"I-Boeing 777-300ER iwusayizi nobubanzi obufanele ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zethu zemakethe yaseSwitzerland," kusho uHarry Hohmeister, isikhulu esiphezulu se-SWISS. “Senze isinqumo esiyingqopha-mlando sokuqhubeka nokutshala imali enkampanini yezindiza ethuthukisiwe ukuze siqhubeke sincintisana nabanye esiqhudelana nabo abasebenzisa izindiza ezinezihlalo ezingaphezu kuka-300 emizileni efanayo.”
“I-777-300ER iyintandokazi phakathi kwezinkampani zezindiza ezihamba phambili emhlabeni, iletha ukusebenza kahle kwezinjini ezimbili nokwethembeka ngendlela engenakuqhathaniswa emakethe yebanga elide,” kusho u-Todd Nelp, iphini likamongameli we-European Sales, i-Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “Sihlonishwe ngesinqumo se-SWISS sokubeka i-777-300ER phambili ekuvuselelweni kwemikhumbi yayo futhi sibheke ngabomvu ukudlala indima ebalulekile empumelelweni yayo yesikhathi esizayo.”
I-Boeing 777-300ER iyindiza yezentengiselwano enezinjini ezimbili zebanga elide kunawo wonke emhlabeni, ethatha abagibeli abangafika ku-386 ekucushweni kwezigaba ezintathu futhi inobubanzi obungu-7,825 nautical miles (14,490 km).
"Nge-777-300ER, abagibeli be-SWISS bazobhekana nekhabethe elingaphakathi elikhulu kunawo wonke ake athuthukiswa," kusho u-Bob Whittington, iphini likamongameli kanye nonjiniyela omkhulu wephrojekthi yoHlelo lwe-777. "Ngalezi zindiza, i-SWISS izokwazi ukunikeza izihlalo ezibanzi, amaphasishi abanzi, indawo enkulu yokuhlala kanye nezimo zokuhlala ezivumelana nezimo."
I-SWISS iyingxenye yeLufthansa Group futhi njengamanje isebenzela izindawo ezingama-69 emazweni angama-37 emhlabeni wonke kusukela ezikhumulweni zezindiza zamazwe ngamazwe e-Zurich, Basel kanye ne-Geneva ngoxhaxha lwezindiza ezincane nezibanzi ezingaphezu kuka-90.
