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Ten Airbus A-330s for Virgin Atlantic

London, UK - The carrier celebrates today its 25th year of activity

The British airline Virgin Atlantic celebrates today its 25th birthday (its first flight took place on June 22, 1984, from London-Gatwick to Newark, New Jersey) and announced it has placed an order for 10 Airbus A-330/300 aircraft to add to its fleet. The value of the deal is of USD 2.1 billion. Deliveries are scheduled between 2011 and 2012. Four of these aircraft will be leased from AerCap, the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1106156
Rome, Italy, 06/22/2009 16:25
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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