A TAP JÁ ENCOMENDOU Á AIRBUS 12 UNIDADES DO A350-900

O boletim diário da ATW,Air Transport World,divulgou hoje a informação que a Tap Portugal já confirmou á Airbus a sua encomenda de 12 novas aeronaves do modelo A350-900, às quais tem acrescentado recentemente mais duas opções.Mas a empresa "may need up to seven more aircraft" para renovar a sua frota e crescer.As encomendas deverão substituir inicialmente quatro aeronaves A340 e, nas entregas sucessivas,os A330 e A320 de tamanho e performance inferior ás do A350-900.Sobre as características dessas novas aeronaves,rivais diretas do Boeing 787, as informações básicas da Airbus são estas:"The A350 family provides true long-range capability with seating capacities from 200 to 400 passengers. This enables airlines to best match their A350 XWB fleets to route capacity demands, guaranteeing optimum revenue potential and excellent operating efficiency. The aircraft family concept, proven by Airbus with its other jetliners, also ensures optimal efficiency through the A350 XWB’s commonality in engines, systems and spare parts, while also enabling pilots to fly all three versions with a single type rating. Airbus’ A350 XWB family consists of three versions (the A350-800, -900 and -1000) – each with flight ranges that give them a global reach. In a typical two-class configuration, the A350-800 will accommodate 276 passengers, while the A350-900 and the A350-1000 will seat 315 and 369 passengers, respectively. All A350 XWB Family members can be configured for higher density layouts, which can offer up to 400 seats".