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FILE PHOTO: An Airbus A350-1000 Xwb exhibited static at the 52nd Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport on 22 June 2017. REUTERS / Pascal Rossignol
(Reuters) – Taiwan start-up StarLux Airlines has ordered 17 Airbus A350 XWB aircraft for long-haul flights, the European Airbus planner said on Tuesday.
The order, consisting of 12 A350-1000S and 5 A350-900S, would represent $ 6 billion at list price here.
StarLux intends to use the aircraft for its leading long-haul operations, from Taipei to Europe and North America, as well as to selected destinations in the United States. Asia-Pacific region, said Airbus.
"We are confident that with the A350 XWB, we will be able to extend our wings to other destinations and to soon offer our best services to a greater number of people in the world. world, "Chang Kuo-wei said.
StarLux and Airbus had signed a memorandum of understanding for the 17 large aircraft at the Farnborough Air Show in July 2018.
Report by Aditya Soni in Bengaluru; Edited by David Holmes
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