I-Qantas ikhetha i-Airbus A350-1000 ngaphezu kwezindiza zeBoeing ngendiza ende kunazo zonke emhlabeni

Inkampani ephethe ifulegi yase-Australia kanye nenkampani yezindiza enkulu kunazo zonke ngobukhulu bemikhumbi, i-Qantas Airways, imemezele ukuthi ikhethe ukuthatha indiza ye-Airbus' A350-1000 ngenkonzo yayo ezayo engami e-Sydney eya eLondon okulindeleke ukuthi iqale engxenyeni yokuqala ka-2023. Isevisi ehleliwe izoba yindiza yokuhweba ende kunazo zonke emhlabeni lapho yethulwa.

UQantas uthe uzokwenza isinqumo esingujuqu ngoMashi wezi-2020 mayelana nokuqhubeka ne-oda lamajethi afinyelela kwangu-12 A350-1000 afakwe ithangi likaphethiloli elingeziwe ukuze abambe izindiza ezifika emahoreni angama-21.

Isikhulu esiphezulu sale nkampani u-Alan Joyce uthe inkampani yezindiza iyayethemba kakhulu indiza. "I-A350 iyindiza enhle kakhulu futhi isivumelwano esisetafuleni ne-Airbus sisinika inhlanganisela engcono kakhulu yemibandela yezohwebo, ukusebenza kahle kukaphethiloli, izindleko zokusebenza kanye nolwazi lwamakhasimende," esho.

Isikhulu Esiphezulu Sezohwebo se-Airbus uChristian Scherer ubonge iQantas ngokukhethwa kwayo, kuyilapho a Boeing umkhulumeli uthe badumele ngalesi sinqumo kodwa babheke ngabomvu ukuqhubeka nobudlelwano babo nenkampani yezindiza.

Ukukhethwa kwezindiza ze-Airbus kungase kwengeze ekungabazeni okukhulayo mayelana nezinhlelo ze-Boeing zokukhiqiza i-777-8, eyihlongoze kuQantas ukuthi isebenze.