Azul Linhas Aéreas first Airbus A350-900 has been noticed with the corporate livery in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, after a number of years of backwards and forwards with the mannequin.
Azul had positioned the order for its A350s in 2014 to begin taking supply in 2017, however this was then postponed. The Brazilian airline then centered on the 5 A330-900 ordered in 2017 to interchange its older A330-200.
As our Brazilian media companion Aeroin stories, on the time the A350 have been transferred to China-based Hainan Airways, which was a shareholder in Azul and already had different orders for the mannequin straight from the producer.
Since then, a lot has modified. Hainan pulled out of Azul because it confronted a monetary disaster and, with the coronavirus pandemic, the Asian service noticed its downfall, resulting in A350 plane being taken out of operation.
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Some A350 that operated for Hong Kong Airways (of the Hainan group) are actually coming to the Brazilian firm.
The primary painted
The Airbus A350 returned to Azul’s plans final 12 months, with a view to a fleet modernization and capability improve, as it will likely be the biggest plane within the firm’s historical past.
Whereas the corporate is working with ANAC Brazil to incorporate the mannequin in its air operator’s certificates, the primary two plane are being ready on the opposite facet of the world.
The primary A350-900, dubbed «50 can also be Blue», is already prepared within the upkeep workshops in Abu Dhabi, sporting the Brazilian firm’s full livery.
In keeping with info (to be confirmed), this plane has the manufacturing quantity (MSN) 168 (F-WTAO) and spent two years at Lourdes-Tarbes airport (France) after which, in June 2022, it will likely be taken to Abu Dhabi for portray. There is no such thing as a public affirmation as to which registration can be utilized in Brazil.
The plane ought to arrive in Brazil in September, initially performing home certification flights to locations resembling Belém, Manaus, Recife and Fortaleza.
Initially, the corporate will take supply of 4 Airbus A350 which are based mostly in Lourdes-Tarbes, France, and have handed by way of Hong Kong Airways and Hainan Airways, which is able to progressively exchange the A330-200.
The primary worldwide vacation spot, in accordance with Aeroin sources, must be Orlando (MCO), Florida, by the tip of the 12 months. Nevertheless, the corporate additionally has flights to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) and Lisbon (LIS) with Airbus A330ceo/neo from Campinas/Viracopos (VCP).