TAAG Linhas Aereas de Angola (also known as Angola Airlines) has revealed it placed an order in 2009 for two 777-300ERs, in a deal that also includes purchase rights for two additional 777-300ER jetliners.
Angola Minister of Transports Dr. Augusto da Silva Tomas and TAAG Chairman Dr. Pimentel Araujo joined several senior U.S. government and Boeing officials to announce TAAG’s order at the Corporate Council on Africa U.S.-Africa Infrastructure Conference in Washington, D.C.
Boeing values the two 777-300ERs at approximately $544 million at list prices. The order originally was posted as unidentified on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries Web site in 2009.
TAAG, the flag carrier for Angola, will use the airplanes for route expansion to additional European destinations. TAAG currently flies Boeing 777-200ERs 10 times weekly from Luanda, Angola, to Lisbon; twice weekly to Beijing via Dubai; and four times weekly to Rio de Janeiro.
“The Boeing 777-300ER is recognized by airlines and passengers alike as the No. 1 choice for long-distance travel. These two 777s will add to our current fleet of 777s so that we can expand our premium service offerings to Europe,” says Dr. Araujo.
U.S. government officials present at the order-announcement ceremony included John D. Porcari, deputy secretary, Department of Transportation and Fred Hochberg, chairman and president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
Boeing says the Boeing 777-300ER is 19 per cent lighter than its closest competitor, the Airbus A340-600, and that it produces 22 per cent less carbon dioxide per seat and costs 20 per cent less to operate per seat than the competitor aircraft.
The 777-300ER can seat up to 365 passengers in a three-class configuration and has a maximum range of 7,930 nautical miles (14,685km). Boeing says the 777 family is the world’s most successful twin-engine, twin-aisle aircraft, with 60 customers around the world having ordered more than 1,100 Boeing 777s.
source: http://www.airlinesanddestinations.com/airlines/taag-is-revealed-as-boeing-customer-for-two-777-300ers/
Angola Minister of Transports Dr. Augusto da Silva Tomas and TAAG Chairman Dr. Pimentel Araujo joined several senior U.S. government and Boeing officials to announce TAAG’s order at the Corporate Council on Africa U.S.-Africa Infrastructure Conference in Washington, D.C.
Boeing values the two 777-300ERs at approximately $544 million at list prices. The order originally was posted as unidentified on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries Web site in 2009.
TAAG, the flag carrier for Angola, will use the airplanes for route expansion to additional European destinations. TAAG currently flies Boeing 777-200ERs 10 times weekly from Luanda, Angola, to Lisbon; twice weekly to Beijing via Dubai; and four times weekly to Rio de Janeiro.
“The Boeing 777-300ER is recognized by airlines and passengers alike as the No. 1 choice for long-distance travel. These two 777s will add to our current fleet of 777s so that we can expand our premium service offerings to Europe,” says Dr. Araujo.
TAAG Angola Airlines has ordered two Boeing 777-300ERs and has secured purchase rights for two more
Boeing says the Boeing 777-300ER is 19 per cent lighter than its closest competitor, the Airbus A340-600, and that it produces 22 per cent less carbon dioxide per seat and costs 20 per cent less to operate per seat than the competitor aircraft.
The 777-300ER can seat up to 365 passengers in a three-class configuration and has a maximum range of 7,930 nautical miles (14,685km). Boeing says the 777 family is the world’s most successful twin-engine, twin-aisle aircraft, with 60 customers around the world having ordered more than 1,100 Boeing 777s.
source: http://www.airlinesanddestinations.com/airlines/taag-is-revealed-as-boeing-customer-for-two-777-300ers/
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