U-Qantas uthanda i-Airbus ngezindiza ezintsha ezingami eziya e-London naseNew York

I-Qantas Group yase-Australia ikuqinisekisile ukuthi izo-oda ama-12 A350-1000s, ama-20 A220s, nama-20 A321XLR. Lezi zindaba zimenyezelwe emcimbini obuseSydney obuhanjelwe yisikhulu seQantas Group u-Alan Joyce kanye nesikhulu sezohwebo se-Airbus neNhloko ye-Airbus International, uChristian Scherer.

I-A350-1000 ikhethwe yi-Qantas kulandela ukuhlaziya okwaziwa nge-Project Sunrise futhi kuzovumela inkampani yenethiwekhi ukuthi isebenzise izindiza ezinde kakhulu zezentengiselwano emhlabeni. Lokhu kuzobandakanya ukuxhumanisa i-Sydney neMelbourne nezindawo ezifana ne-London ne-New York ezingami okokuqala ngqa. Ihambisana nesakhiwo se-premium, imikhumbi ye-A350 izophinda isetshenziswe i-Qantas kwezinye izinkonzo zamazwe ngamazwe. I-A350-1000 inikwa amandla yizinjini zakamuva ze-Trent XWB ezivela kwaRolls-Royce.

Esigabeni sendlela eyodwa, i-A220 ne-A321XLR zikhethwe ngaphansi kokuhlolwa okubizwa nge-Project Winton. Indiza izosetshenziswa yiQembu leQantas emisebenzini yasekhaya ezweni lonkana, engakwazi ukudonsa amahora angaphezu kwamahlanu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-A321XLR inikezela ngamakhono ebanga lezindiza ezisuka e-Australia ziye eSouth East Asia, okwenza iQembu leQantas livule imizila emisha eqondile. Izindiza ze-A220 ne-A321XLR zombili zizonikwa amandla yizinjini ze-Pratt & Whitney GTF.

Lesi sivumelwano sengeza ku-oda elikhona lendiza engu-109 A320neo Family, ehlanganisa i-A321XLR yenkampani engaphansi ye-Qantas Group ebiza kancane i-Jetstar.

Isikhulu seQantas Group u-Alan Joyce uthe: “Izinhlobo ezintsha zezindiza zenza izinto ezintsha zenzeke. Yilokho okwenza isimemezelo sanamuhla sibaluleke kangaka kunkampani yenethiwekhi kazwelonke nasezweni elifana ne-Australia lapho ukuhamba ngendiza kubalulekile. I-A350 ne-Project Sunrise zizokwenza noma yiliphi idolobha indiza eyodwa nje ukusuka e-Australia. Iwumngcele wokugcina kanye nesixazululo sokugcina sobudlova bebanga.”

“Ama-A320 nama-A220 azoba umgogodla wemikhumbi yethu yasekhaya eminyakeni engu-20 ezayo, esiza ekugcineni leli lizwe linyakaza. Ibanga labo kanye nezomnotho kuzokwenza imizila eqondile emisha yenzeke. "Isinqumo seBhodi sokukhanyisela ukuthi iyiphi i-oda lendiza elikhulu kunawo wonke endizeni yase-Australia siyivoti elicacile lokuqiniseka ngekusasa le-Qantas."

UChristian Scherer, oyiChief Commercial Officer ye-Airbus kanye neNhloko ye-Airbus International uthe: “I-Qantas ingenye yezinkampani zezindiza ezidumile emhlabeni, enombono wombono kusukela yasungulwa eminyakeni eyi-100 edlule. Sihlonishwa ngokuzethemba i-Qantas ekubeka ku-Airbus futhi sibheke ngabomvu ukuletha eQenjini elinye lemikhumbi yesimanjemanje, esebenza kahle futhi esimeme emhlabeni. Lesi sinqumo se-Qantas sigcizelela isikhundla se-A350 njengendiza yebanga elide eyisithenjwa.”

I-A220, A321XLR, ne-A350 bangabaholi bemakethe ngezigaba zabo zosayizi abahlukene. Ngaphezu kokunikeza amazinga aphezulu okunethezeka kwabagibeli, indiza iletha ushintsho lwesinyathelo ekusebenzeni kahle, isebenzisa uphethiloli ongafika ku-25% ongaphansi, ukuncipha okufanayo kokukhishwa kwekhabhoni, kanye nomsindo ophansi ngo-50% kunendiza yesizukulwane sangaphambilini.

Zonke izindiza ezisakhiqizwa yi-Airbus zigunyazwe ukuthi zindize ngengxube kaphethiloli wendiza (i-SAF) engamaphesenti angama-50, okuhloswe ngayo ukukhuphuka kuye ku-100% ngo-2030.