9 SEPTEMBER 2019
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Privately-owned Portuguese wet-lease specialist Hi Fly has taken delivery of its new Airbus A330neo (below) on lease from Air Lease Corporation, the latest arrival for its exclusive all-Airbus fleet.
Paulo Mirpuri: Expanding long-haul operations.
Hi Fly, headed by company president and CEO Paulo Mirpuri, says the A330 will be deployed to expand long-haul and charter operations worldwide. The carrier has 20 aircraft including four A320 Family aircraft, 15 A330 / A340 Family aircraft and one A380.
The A330neo Family is the new-generation A330 and comes in two versions, a Dash-800 and Dash-900. It claims to reduce fuel consumption by 25% per seat versus previous generation competitors and increase range by up to 1,500nmi.
The A330neo is powered by Rolls-Royce’s latest-generation Trent 7000 engines and features a new wing with increased span and new A350 XWB-inspired Sharklets.
¡ Hi Fly’s A380 touched down in Stockholm last Monday, 2 September, en route to New York JFK Airport, becoming the first A380 commercial flight to operate from Arlanda. Hi Fly was operating the flight on behalf of Norwegian Air Shuttle.
Hi Fly taking delivery of the A330neo. With cabin crew in the picture are Rolls-Royce senior vice-president - Airbus Christophe Molus, Hi Fly president and CEO Paulo Mirpuri and vice-president Carlos Mirpuri, Airbus vice-president sales Southern Europe Peter Bennett, and Air Lease Corporation executive vice-president Marc Baer.
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