Airbus announced today that the unseen thing in January is 1530-900s for Flynas, the low-cost Saudi carrier. This brief post explains why the carrier chose this plane instead of Dreamliner or anything else.
Previous delivery openings
Previous posts on this blog have widely discussed the fact that the A330-900 is less effective in fuel consumption than 787-9, has a lower load range, and can carry a lower charging volume. Nevertheless, capital costs are less materially than Dreamliner.
A330-900 is a competitive show for Flynas. Flanas is unlikely to use the plane for missions that are worth more than 11 to 12 hours. Low -cost transport companies have struggled historically for profitability for flights longer than that. It does not need a dreamliner domain.
Low capital costs are also an advantage due to the high demand for the demand for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with the presence of pilgrimage associated with Mecca.
This blog believes that the demand that participated in Boeing was very unlikely that there are no Dreamliner delivery holes this contract, while one can still obtain A330Neo delivery operations in late 2027 or early 2028. For airlines who want to reach long businesses with direct orders OEM without long time schedules, there are limited alternatives.
A330Neo take advantage of the delay, but the potential registration
Affolon predicted in her outlook for 2025 that the A330Neo will be a twin discrimination family that would accumulate most requests in 2025. Based on the availability of delivery openings, this opinion is not ridiculous as one believes. Flainas is the first thing that is this year. It is likely to follow more.
A330NEO suffers from one major restrictions: TRENT 7000 engines were less reliable than imagined, causing planes and performance restrictions for operators. Rolls-Royce works on durability, but TRNT 1000 and XWB 97 have precedence. Flanas hopes that TRENT 7000 duration will be the best by time it takes before marriage A330-900.