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Jul 3, 2006 (newstodate): CSA has now received the first three A320-200 of a total of 12 Airbus A320 family aircraft ordered.
The carrier will receive another three A320 and two A319 aircraft next spring, and the contract will be completed in 2008 with the delivery of four A319 aircraft.
The Airbus aircraft are the result of a tender for the supply of new generation medium-haul aircraft that took place in October 2004.
CSA is now preparing to set up an expert committee, which will examine, among other matters, all aspects of the development of the long-haul fleet, make recommendations to CSA's statutory bodies for their decision, and in the case of a decision to purchase new airplanes, be responsible for the proper administration of the tender.
The future long-haul fleet should consist of four to six aircraft for flights over distances exceeding 4,000 kilometres, corresponding approximately to a four-hour flight.
The CSA Board of Directors has also decided to modernise the company's four A310 long-haul aircraft.
The carrier will receive another three A320 and two A319 aircraft next spring, and the contract will be completed in 2008 with the delivery of four A319 aircraft.
The Airbus aircraft are the result of a tender for the supply of new generation medium-haul aircraft that took place in October 2004.
CSA is now preparing to set up an expert committee, which will examine, among other matters, all aspects of the development of the long-haul fleet, make recommendations to CSA's statutory bodies for their decision, and in the case of a decision to purchase new airplanes, be responsible for the proper administration of the tender.
The future long-haul fleet should consist of four to six aircraft for flights over distances exceeding 4,000 kilometres, corresponding approximately to a four-hour flight.
The CSA Board of Directors has also decided to modernise the company's four A310 long-haul aircraft.