Mas buenas para ARSA, Airbus A330
ALTA 2010: Aerolineas seeks to add A330s
By Brendan Sobie
Aerolineas Argentinas plans to add six Airbus A330/A340s aircraft next year as part of the next phase of its ongoing widebody expansion and replacement program.
Chief commercial officer Juan Pablo Lafosse says Aerolineas is planning to add three A340s in March, which will be used to resume service to Mexico City and New York. He says the carrier is also now seeking three A330s for delivery in July or August to support further expansion of Aerolineas' long-haul network.
Lafosse says Aerolineas hopes to launch service to Paris in the third quarter of 2011 and increase capacity on its existing routes to Barcelona and Rome. The SkyTeam-bound carrier aims to use its first three A330s to serve Mexico City and New York, freeing up the three A340s being added earlier in the year to expand its trans-Atlantic operation.
Aerolineas Argentinas currently operates six A340-200/300s and two 747-400s, but has been looking for some time at potentially adding more fuel efficient A330s.
Aerolineas has so far found it difficult to secure A330s in the second-hand market as the type remains in high demand. But Aerolineas is confident it can eventually secure A330s as it aims to retire its last two 747-400s in the fourth quarter of next year and its six A340-200/300s in 2012.
Lafosse says Aerolineas' new medium-term widebody fleet plan envisions 15 A330/A340s by the end of 2014. He says the ideal mix would include 12 A330s and only three A340s.
Over the last year the carrier also has been evaluating potentially acquiring Boeing 787s. Lafosse told ATI and Flightglobal in February that Aerolineas was in the process of issuing requests for proposals for new-generation widebodies for delivery from 2011. At the time Lafosse believed securing 15 early 787 delivery slots was a feasible option and said the carrier was not yet considering A350s.
But Lafosse told ATI and Flightglobal at last week's ALTA 2010 Airline Leadership Forum in Panama that Aerolineas is now instead looking at acquiring new-generation medium-size widebodies from 2014 or 2015 and in the interim aims to acquire A330s to fill its widebody requirement. As Aerolineas is no longer trying to secure early 787 delivery slots, the evaluation of potential new medium-size widebody aircraft has been widened to include the A350.
En limpio,
-3 Airbus A340-300 para Marzo 2011
-3 Airbus A330s, no dice si -200/-300, para Julio/Agosto 2011
Los A330 serian para volar a Mexico DF y New York y asi liberar los A340 a las rutas transoceanicas, no se porque no hablan de Miami tambien como destino para los 330.
El plan seria reemplazar los 2 Boeing B747-400 para el ultimo cuarto del anio 2011 una vez que se tengan los Airbus A330 y asi los A340 tomar la ruta a Madrid.
Los 6 A340-200/-300 actuales serian retirados del servicio durante el 2012.
Segun lo que dice la nota, el planeamiento ideal para la flota de medium y long haul para Aerolineas Argentinas serian 15 Airbus widebody,
-12 A330
-3 A340
Bueno, bien por ARSA, muy buen avion el A330!!!
Una lastima que se vayan los Boeing B747-400, pero bue, Iberia esta tambien volando Airbus A340-600 en la ruta de Madrid.