(Finance) – Korean Air announced the signing of a 13.7 billion contract of dollars with Airbus for the purchase of 33 27 A350-1000s and 6 A350-900s. The configuration of the new aircraft is not known.
The A350-1000which seats 350 to 410 passengers, can operate up to 16,000 km at full load. The A350-900 it has a range of 15,370 km and can carry from 300 to 350 passengers divided into three classes.
Korean Air plans to additionally introduce 50 Airbus A321neo and 60 Boeing aircraft, including 10 B787-9s, 20 B787-10s and 30 B737-8s.