08 July 2006
Yemenia, Yemeni airways, and Airbus will hold a meeting in London on July 18 to sign an agreement for Yemenia to buy ten Airbus A350 aircrafts, according to Yemenia Chairman Captain Abdul-Khaliq al-Qadi. He said that Yemenia has already paid a deposit for the aircrafts. Delivery of the A350s will begin in 2012.
The aircraft will be configured in a comfortable two-class configuration with seating for 18 passengers in First Class and 265 passengers in Economy. The engine type for Yemenia's A350s has still to be selected.
Yemenia currently has four A310s and two A330-200s in its long haul fleet, operating from its bases in Sana'a and Aden to destinations in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, as well as possible further expansions of the network into Africa in the future.
The deal is valued at US$1.6 billion. Regarding to the recent meeting of the Yemenia board, al-Qadi said that the two-day meeting covered several issues associated with the activities of the company specifically the degree to which recommendations from the last meeting were being carried out. That meeting was held in Aden last February.
He said that the recent meeting also discussed a study for establishing an independent air company for internal flights. He added that the meeting also discussed reports on new changes done at the company.
Yemenia, Yemeni airways, and Airbus will hold a meeting in London on July 18 to sign an agreement for Yemenia to buy ten Airbus A350 aircrafts, according to Yemenia Chairman Captain Abdul-Khaliq al-Qadi. He said that Yemenia has already paid a deposit for the aircrafts. Delivery of the A350s will begin in 2012.
The aircraft will be configured in a comfortable two-class configuration with seating for 18 passengers in First Class and 265 passengers in Economy. The engine type for Yemenia's A350s has still to be selected.
Yemenia currently has four A310s and two A330-200s in its long haul fleet, operating from its bases in Sana'a and Aden to destinations in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, as well as possible further expansions of the network into Africa in the future.
The deal is valued at US$1.6 billion. Regarding to the recent meeting of the Yemenia board, al-Qadi said that the two-day meeting covered several issues associated with the activities of the company specifically the degree to which recommendations from the last meeting were being carried out. That meeting was held in Aden last February.
He said that the recent meeting also discussed a study for establishing an independent air company for internal flights. He added that the meeting also discussed reports on new changes done at the company.
By Adnan Hizam
© Yemen Observer 2006
