It is the seventh aircraft of this type that joins the fleet, in this case, direct from the Airbus factory in Toulouse, France. The funding achieved includes, in addition to this aircraft, four aircraft that will be added to the fleet over the next two years.
Aerolineas Argentinas received today its new Airbus 330-200 at the Ezeiza International Airport being the first of seven aircraft included after an agreement for a financing of 280 million dollars. The financing, which so far was carried out in two tranches for an amount of 134 million dollars was at 6.23% and 6.34% fixed rates for a period of eight years.
This agreement reached by Aerolíneas and the PK Airfinance company, the financing arm of General Electric Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) comprises, in addition to this plane received today, a new Airbus 330-200 aircraft that will be received in October this year, three Boeing 737-800 aircraft that will be added to the fleet until 2018 and the change of the existing funding of two Airbus A 330-200 which were acquired last year.
In this sense, Isela Costantini said, "This funding is historic for Aerolíneas for the excellent conditions we obtained. The effort of a great team allows us to celebrate today the arrival of this Airbus 330, keeping us on the path of sustainability and the same time to continue working to transport more and more passengers and offering an increasingly better service”.
"We initiated a responsible financing way with very convenient rates for these and other aircraft, to continue increasing the number of Argentines connected and with a better onboard service. We are building a competitive and reliable company with the best professionals in the sector and with the goal of connecting all Argentines through more routes and more frequencies", said Guillermo Dietrich, Minister of Transport of the Nation.
With regard to aircraft configuration, the cabin has two classes divided into 24 seats in Club Condor (the Aerolineas Argentinas Business Class) and 243 seats in Economy. Each seat is also equipped with the most modern Panasonic (eX3) entertainment system that provides audio and video on-demand to passengers in both classes.
With a total capacity to carry 267 passengers, the new Airbus 330-200 (registration LV-GHQ) will be mainly used on regional and international flights thus increasing connections with 24 destinations abroad to which Aerolíneas flies.
About Aerolineas Argentinas
Founded in 1950, Aerolineas Argentinas is one of the leading companies in South America. From its operational bases at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery and Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires, Aerolíneas Argentinas flies to 24 international destinations in America and Europe. Along with Austral Lineas Aereas, Aerolineas operates flights to 35 destinations in Argentina, flying to more cities in the Argentine territory than any other airline. Aerolíneas provides dynamic connections between Argentina and the region through its relaunched operations center at Jorge Newbery Airport (Aeroparque). The Aerolíneas Group is developing an ambitious fleet renewal program, which consists of Airbus 330, Airbus 340, Boeing 737-700/800 and Embraer 190 aircraft. Aerolineas Argentinas is member of the SkyTeam global alliance since September 2012.
Buenos Aires, August 10, 2016
