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Mauritius has taken delivery of its first A330-900, on lease from ALC during a
ceremony held in Toulouse.
The National carrier of the Republic of
Mauritius is the first A330neo operator based in the southern hemisphere, and
the first airline in the world to operate a combination of both the A330neo and
A350 XWB.
Benefiting
from the A330neo unbeatable operating economics and award-winning Airspace
cabin, the aircraft named Aapravasi Ghat in reference to Mauritius’ history,
will feature a two-class cabin with 28 business class seats and 260 economy
class seats.
The carrier will deploy the aircraft on routes
connecting Mauritius to Europe (mainly London and Geneva), India and South East
Asian routes and on regional destinations including Johannesburg, Antananarivo
and Reunion Island.
‘Air
Mauritius CEO, Somas Appavou stated:“I am delighted to welcome our first Airbus
A330neo, another milestone in our fleet modernization programme. The addition
of two A330neos to our fleet, will bring more flexibility and efficiency to our
operations while supporting our network strategy. The A330neo offers similar
levels of comfort as the A350 XWB, which has received very favourable feedback
from our customers. I strongly believe that with the addition of the A330neo to
our fleet, Air Mauritius will further reinforce its focus and emphasis on the
customer who are at the very core of our business model.”
“Sugar
and spice and all things nice! Like its namesake, inspired by the island’s
history in developing the sugar industry, their first A330neo will pioneer Air
Mauritius into a whole different level of efficiency and flexibility by
operating both the A330neo and the A350 XWB, our latest generation widebodies”,
said Christian Scherer, Airbus Chief Commercial Officer. “Passengers will enjoy
unmatched levels comfort in our award winning ‘Airspace by Airbus’ cabins on
both aircraft. Well done to our trusted partner on being the world’s first
airline to operate the A330neo and the A350 XWB together – a sweet
combination!”
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Mauritius currently operates 9 Airbus aircraft of which two A350-900s, three
A340-300s, two A330-200s and two A319s on its regional and long haul services.
The
A330neo Family is the new generation A330, comprising two versions: the
A330-800 and A330-900 sharing 99 percent commonality. It builds on the proven
economics, versatility and reliability of the A330 Family, while reducing fuel
consumption by about 25 percent per seat versus previous generation competitor
aircraft and offering an unrivalled range capability.
The
A330neo is powered by Rolls-Royce’s latest-generation Trent 7000 engines and
features a new wing with increased span and new A350 XWB-inspired Sharklets.
With
an order book of more than 1,700 aircraft from 120 customers to date, the A330
is the most popular widebody family.
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