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Iberia to add three new Airbus A340-600s to its fleet

Madrid, Spain - Under a five-year operating lease agreement with Airbus

The Spanish airline Iberia is going to renew its fleet with three new A340-600s, the airliners manufactured by the European aircraft maker Airbus. The new aircraft, powered by Trent-500 engines, will thus replace the aging three Boeing 747-300s of the Madrid-based air carrier. For Xabier de Irala, chairman at Iberia, "the A340-600 will help us to strengthen our leadership on competitive routes to the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 30412
Rome, Italy, 06/28/2002 10:21
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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