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Article: Etihad airways buys 55 airbus aircraft, including the A380 and A350
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- Al Bawaba
- Article date:
- July 15, 2008
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Etihad airways buys 55 airbus aircraft, including the A380 and
A350
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates,
has signed a firm contract for the purchase of 20 A320s, 25 A350
XWBs and 10 Airbus A380 aircraft. The agreement was signed by James
Hogan, Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Airways and Tom Enders,
Airbus President and CEO during a ceremony at the 46th Farnborough
International Air Show.
"The new generation Airbus aircraft we have ordered are amongst
the most fuel efficient and will help maintain Etihad's fleet as one
of the youngest and greenest in the sky. "The size of our order also
mirrors the rising prominence of the Middle East and its increasing ...