Paris Airshow: Air Mauritius confirms three A350 aircraft orders

Air Mauritius has confirmed an order for three A350 aircraft to expand its network in Europe and South Asia.

The three latest generation aircraft will bring Air Mauritius’ A350 fleet to a total of seven. The airline already operates four A350 and four A330 Airbus aircraft.

“Air Mauritius is proud to renew its confidence in Airbus and its products, continuing a three-decade long partnership. The additional A350-900 aircraft will help us strengthen our European network and secure further growth in other markets. We are looking forward to achieving our ambitious objectives together with Airbus,” said CEO of Air Mauritius, Mr Kresimir Kucko.

“We compliment Air Mauritius on putting the A350 at the heart of its long-haul fleet modernisation programme. With greater range capability, better economics, passenger capacity and comfort, the A350 is the perfect platform to connect the beautiful island of Mauritius to the world,” said Chief Commercial Officer and Head of International at Airbus, Christian Scherer.

The A350 is the world’s most modern and efficient wide body aircraft and the long range leader in the 300-410 seater categories. The A350 offers the longest range capability of any commercial airliner Family in production today with a range of up to 9,700nm non-stop.

The A350’s clean sheet design includes state-of-the-art technologies and aerodynamics delivering unmatched standards of efficiency and comfort. Its new generation engines and use of lightweight materials make it the most fuel efficient large wide body aircraft. The A350 is the quietest aircraft in its class with 50 per cent noise footprint reduction vs the previous generation aircraft.