Czech airline flies with Airbus
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Manufacturing News, Source : TheManufacturer.com
Published : 06 Apr 2005 19:57
The Czech national carrier CSA Czech Airlines has signed a contract for the purchase of twelve single aisle aircraft manufactured by European aerospace company Airbus, which is US company Boeing’s main competitor.
Last year, CSA Czech Airlines had selected the A319 and the A320 to replace the older generation aircraft in its core European fleet, after an exhaustive evaluation of both the A320 family and competing types. In 1991, the Airbus A310 became the first Airbus aircraft to be operated by the Prague-based airline. CSA Czech Airlines is now acquiring six A319s and six A320s.
With deliveries scheduled from March 2006 to September 2008, the airline plans to use these new aircraft on longer-range routes in Europe.
Airbus’s A320 family is used by 185 customers and operators worldwide. Orders for the Airbus A320 family stand at some 3,400 aircraft, more than 2,300 of which have been delivered to date.
CSA Czech Airlines is the largest national carrier among the new European Union member countries, according to number of transported passengers. In 2004, the airline transported a record 4.34 million passengers.
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