Low-cost airline Transavia France has taken delivery of its 65th Boeing 737-800, while its parent company Air France has conducted the acceptance flight of its 21st Airbus A350-900, the first to be fitted with the new cabins.
The French flag carrier's low-cost flight subsidiary received its 65th single-aisle aircraft from leasing company SMBC Aviation Capital last week, out of 71 expected by the end of the year. The 737-800 with the registration F-HUYX (MSN39825) was previously operated by Batik Air in Indonesia; like the others, it will be configured to seat 189 passengers.
Transavia France is expecting the first A320neo family aircraft from the giant order placed in December 2021 by the Franco-Dutch group Air-France-KLM, for 100 firm re-engined single-aisle aircraft with purchase rights for a further 60 aircraft (they will mainly go to Transavia in the Netherlands and KLM). The Dutch low-cost carrier has also started to enter the first routes for its future A321neo aircraft into the GDS, which are expected to start operating in December.
At Air France, the A350-900 registered F-HUVA ("Aix-en-Provence", its 21st) operated its customer acceptance flight on 7 July 2023, suggesting delivery in the next few days. The aircraft will be the first of 41 ordered by the SkyTeam alliance airline to be equipped with the new A350 cabins, which will seat 48 passengers in Business class, 32 in Premium and 212 in Economy (292 seats compared with 324 at present).
The new aircraft are due to enter service progressively from mid-August, with Dallas set to be its first destination among eleven already listed in the GDS - including six to the USA.
Source : https://www.air-journal.fr/2023-07-10-65eme-737-800-pour-transavia-1er-nouvel-a350-dair-france-en-vue-5249976.html
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