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ANA UNVEILS 1ST A380 IN
SEA TURTLE LIVERY

SILKAIR TO
ll Nippon Airways (ANA) has rolled take delivery of the first A380 at the OFFER DAILY
Aout its first A380 bearing the air- end of Q1 2019 and will operate the
line’s distinctive and unique Hawaiian aircraft on the popular leisure Narita- SINGAPORE-
Green Sea Turtle livery. Three ANA Honolulu route. ANA’s 1ST A380, will
A380s will be painted in a special livery now have completion of its cabin and CAIRNS
depicting sea turtles which are native enter a final phase of ground and flight
to Hawaii. The first aircraft is blue, the tests in Hamburg, during which all cabin SERVICES
second will be green and the third systems will be thoroughly tested,
orange. The ANA A380 livery is one including air flow and air condition- ilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore
of the most elaborate ever painted by ing, lighting, galleys, lavatories, seats SAirlines, will be increasing flight fre-
Airbus. It took 21 days for the Airbus and in-flight entertainment. In parallel, quency to Cairns, Australia. With effect
team to paint a surface of 3,600m2 Airbus will also undertake advanced from 2 June 2019, Cairns will be served
using 16 different shades of colour. aircraft performance tests before it with a daily flight, up from the current
ANA has firm orders for three A380s, flies back to Toulouse for preparation five flights per week. The additional
becoming the first customer for the of its delivery and ferry flight. flights will be operated on Tuesdays
superjumbo in Japan. The airline will and Sundays with Boeing 737 MAX 8
aircraft, fitted with 12 Business Class
and 144 Economy Class seats. “We are
AVOLON ORDERS 100 proud to announce a daily service to
A320NEO/A321NEOS Cairns, providing greater accessibility
and connectivity for our customers,”
said SilkAir Chief Executive, Foo Chai
Woo. “Together with Tourism and
Events Queensland, we look forward
to bringing even more travellers to
Australia’s adventure capital, home
to world famous sights such as the
UNESCO listed Great Barrier Reef and
Daintree rainforest.” Tourism Industry
ublin, Ireland-headquartered air- our belief in the medium-term market Development Minister Kate Jones said
Dcraft lessor Avolon has firmed outlook and the strong growth pros- demand for SilkAir’s service to Cairns
up an order for 75 A320neos and 25 pects for our business,” said Dómhnal had grown significantly with support
A321neos. The agreement is the single Slattery, Avolon CEO. “The A320 Family from the Queensland Government
largest order for Airbus aircraft ever of aircraft is a future-proof asset for Attracting Aviation Investment Fund,
placed by Avolon. The agreement takes investors and airlines alike. Avolon’s which aims to drive visitation to
Avolon’s cumulative orders with Airbus recent success is a testimony to its Queensland through greater inter-
to 284 aircraft (240 single-aisles and leadership’s dedication to our indus- national aviation access. “This route
44 widebody aircraft) including the try. Its commitment to Airbus reflects has delivered strong outcomes for
A321neo, the A330neo and the A350 its profound market insights. I person- Queensland since it was first intro-
XWB. “Our order for 100 A320neo ally look forward to further extending duced in 2015 and these additional
family aircraft builds on our leading this relationship as we go forward,” flights will attract up to 10,200 visitors
industry position and reflects our said Christian Scherer, Airbus Chief over two years, supporting up to 240
ambition to become the global leader Commercial Officer. The new order jobs,” Jones said.
in the sector. We continue to see robust for 100 aircraft, together with the 22
demand from our customers for the single-aisles and four wide-bodies
A320neo family globally. This is consis- already delivered, increases Avolon’s
tent with our own market research and Airbus backlog to 258, the largest of
global fleet forecast. This order affirms any lessor.

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