First Of Two Of The Airliners Scheduled For Delivery To Each Carrier

Corsair and TransAsia airlines have each taken delivery of an A330-300 at ceremonies in Toulouse, France this week, and each has one more of the airplanes on order from Airbus.

The delivery of the Corsair aircraft on Tuesday was attended by Corsair Chairman, Pascal de Izaguirre. This new A330-300 is part of TUI’s commitment to invest in today’s greenest aircraft and to strengthen services from  Paris across the Atlantic Ocean, to the French West Indies, Canada and West Africa  and to the Indian Ocean destinations The aircraft is the first to be delivered from the two  A330-300s ordered in December 2010. It will enter in commercial service by end of this month.
 
“We are delighted with this decision by TUI Travel to buy Airbus A330 aircraft”, says Pascal de Izaguirre, CEO, Corsair.  “We already benefit from an  excellent performance of an A330-200s and these new A330  with a track record of unmatched efficiency, reliability and low operating costs will allow us to enforce  our new strategy of operating the most eco-efficient and reliable aircraft for our network.”
 
"TUI Travel is pleased to be acquiring the A330-300 aircraft which, particularly with its recently enhanced capability, is clearly the ideal aircraft type to be introduced to the Corsair fleet to complement the existing A330-200 operations. Airbus has worked closely with Corsair and TUI Travel management to ensure the success of this renewal of the Corsair fleet and has been proactive in recognising and addressing our requirements and developing the business relationship." Says Tom Chandler, Director of Aircraft Acquisition and Finance at TUI Travel PLC.

TransAsia Airways of Taiwan took delivery of its A330-300 at a ceremony in Toulouse Monday attended by TransAsia Airways Chairman Vincent Lin. The A330 will be the first widebody aircraft to be operated by TransAsia. Featuring a two class layout seating 300 passengers, the aircraft will initially fly on services from Taipei to Japan and Singapore. These will be followed by new longer range operations to destinations currently under consideration, including Australia and New Zealand, as well as the Middle East. TransAsia has selected Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines to power its A330s.
 
“The delivery of the A330 will further enhance our quality of service, as well as our passengers’ flight experience,” said Vincent Lin, Chairman, TransAsia Airways, “They will service TransAsia’s international routes, providing passengers a more comfortable journey with advanced in-flight entertainment technology and spacious seating.”
 
“We are pleased to welcome TransAsia Airways as a new operator of Airbus widebody aircraft,” said John Leahy, Chief Operating Officer, Customers, Airbus. “With the A330 TransAsia will benefit from the aircraft’s low operating costs, proven reliability and great passenger appeal - as well as high levels of technical commonality with its existing A320 Family fleet.”

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