Toulouse, France – Philippine Airlines (PAL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Airbus for the order of six A350-900s, with another six purchase options. The news was announced at the Singapore Airshow by Jaime J. Bautista, president & COO of Philippine Airlines and Fabrice Brégier, president & CEO of Airbus.
Philippine Airlines will configure its A350-900s with a premium three class layout and will operate the aircraft on non-stop flights from Manila to the U.S. west coast and New York, as well as on services to new destinations in Europe. The aircraft will enable the carrier to operate non-stop service on the 8,000nm New York – Manila route.
The A350 XWB features Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines.
To date, Airbus has recorded 777 firm orders for the A350 XWB from 41 customers worldwide.
Source: Airbus
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