Pambuyo posankha bwino, International Airline Group (IAG), ndi British Airways asayina Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) kuti agule ndege 18 za Airbus A350-1000 kuphatikizapo 18, monga gawo la ndege zomwe zikuyenda nthawi yaitali. kukonzanso ndi njira zamakono.
IAG, mwiniwake wa British Airways ndi Iberia, adapezanso mawu amalonda ndi mipata yobweretsera zomwe zingapangitse kuti Iberia ayambe kuyitanitsa. Malamulo okhazikika adzangopangidwa pamene Iberia ili ndi mwayi wokula bwino, itakonzanso ndikuchepetsa mtengo wake.
Kusankhidwa kwa A350-1000 kumatsatira lingaliro la British Airways mu 2007 kugula ma Airbus A12 380, yoyamba yomwe idzaperekedwa chilimwe chino. Kugwiritsa ntchito A380 ndi A350 palimodzi kumapereka mtengo weniweni kwa oyendetsa ndege otsogola padziko lonse lapansi chifukwa amawalola kuti agwirizane ndi kuchuluka kwa ndege ndi kuchuluka kwa magalimoto pamsewu uliwonse.
"A350-1000 ibweretsa zabwino zambiri kuzombo zathu. Kukula kwake ndi kusiyanasiyana kwake kudzakhala koyenera kwambiri pamaneti athu omwe alipo ndipo, ndi ndalama zotsika mtengo, pali mwayi wogwiritsa ntchito malo atsopano mopindulitsa. Izi sizingobweretsa kusinthika kwakukulu kwa maukonde athu komanso kusankha kochulukirapo kwa makasitomala athu, "atero a Willie Walsh, Chief Executive wa IAG.
Kudutsa m'mabanja ake onse oyendetsa ndege njira yapadera ya Airbus imatsimikizira kuti ndege zimagawana zofanana kwambiri mu airframes, machitidwe apamtunda, ma cockpits ndi machitidwe oyendetsera. Izi zimachepetsa kwambiri ndalama zoyendetsera ndege. Kuonjezera apo, pokhala ndi maphunziro ochepa owonjezera, oyendetsa ndege amatha kusintha pakati pa ndegezi bwino kwambiri.
"Ichi ndi chilengezo chofunikira chochokera ku imodzi mwamakampani olemekezeka komanso otchuka kwambiri padziko lonse lapansi," atero a John Leahy, Chief Operating Officer, Makasitomala. "A380 ndi A350 zimagwirizana bwino ndi ntchito zobiriwira nthawi yayitali komanso zikuwonetsa utsogoleri wa chilengedwe. Ndife okondwa kuti British Airways yasankha A350 kuti ifalitse mapiko ake padziko lonse lapansi komanso mawonekedwe ake odziwika bwino. "
A350-1000 ndiye membala wamkulu kwambiri wa Banja la A350 XWB (Xtra Wide-Body) wokhala ndi okwera 350 m'magulu atatu, okhala ndi kuthekera kosiyanasiyana kwa 8,400 nautical miles (15,500 km). Banja la A350 XWB limaphatikizapo A350-900 ndi A350-800 okhala ndi anthu 314 ndi 270 motsatana, kupatsa ndege kuthekera kofananiza ndege ndi zosowa zawo zapaintaneti ndipo potero zimatsimikizira kuthekera kopeza ndalama. Poyerekeza ndi mpikisano wake wapafupi, Banja la A350 XWB limachepetsa kuyaka kwamafuta ndi 25 peresenti.
British Airways pakadali pano imagwiritsa ntchito ndege zonse za 112 A320 Family. Ndi imodzi mwa ndege zokha padziko lapansi zomwe zimayendetsa mamembala onse a A320 Family (A318, A319, A320 ndi A321). British Airways idakhala koyamba kuyendetsa Airbus mu 1988, pomwe idayamba kuwuluka ma A320. Ndegeyo idawonjezera ma A319 kuzombo zake mu 1999 ndi A321 mu 2004.
ZOMWE MUNGACHITE PA NKHANIYI:
- The A350-1000 is the largest member of the A350 XWB (Xtra Wide-Body) Family seating up to 350 passengers in three classes, with a range capability of 8,400 nautical miles (15,500 km).
- The A350 XWB Family includes the A350-900 and A350-800 seating 314 and 270 passengers respectively, offering airlines the ability to match the aircraft to their network needs and thereby guaranteeing optimum revenue potential.
- Operating the A380 and A350 together delivers real value to the world's leading airlines because it allows them to match aircraft capacity to traffic demand on any route.
