Qantas selects Airbus as most popular provider of planes for potential Sydney-London flights

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Qantas selects Airbus as most popular provider of planes for potential Sydney-London flights

Airline may order as much as 12 planes


Airline may order as much as 12 planes

Ultimate determination anticipated in March

Qantas wants to succeed in pay take care of pilots

Provides CEO feedback

SYDNEY, Dec 13 (Reuters)Qantas Airways Ltd QAN.AX mentioned on Friday it had chosen Airbus SE AIR.PA as the popular plane provider for its Sydney to London service, with potential orders for as much as 12 A350-1000s able to the world’s longest business flight.

A closing determination on whether or not to proceed with an order to permit for the primary flights within the first half of 2023 is predicted in March, the airline mentioned in an announcement. It stays topic to reaching a pay take care of pilots.

Airbus will add an extra gas tank and barely improve the utmost takeoff weight of the A350-1000 to ship the efficiency required for ultra-long haul routes, Qantas mentioned.

Boeing Co BA.N had proposed its rival 777-Eight for the high-profile undertaking. Qantas additionally plans to make use of the…



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