TAP Air Portugal will order Airbus A350

AirbusA350 · Post by **AirbusA350** » 17 Nov 2005, 21:19

TAP Air Portugal will order A350's next week, the number of aircraft is yet to be announced. The Portuguese press unofficially said that the order will consist of 11 jets.

Sorry but the text is in Polish: http://www.awiator.com/index.php?catego ... icleid=675

regi · Post by **regi** » 17 Nov 2005, 21:20

they can't wait untill Dubai.

A380-800 · Post by **A380-800** » 17 Nov 2005, 22:11

Good news to hear. I think it will be announced during the DXB airshow then.

rgds,

A380-800

bxleu · Post by **bxleu** » 18 Nov 2005, 09:04

According to the Portuguese press - see http://www.presstur.com/site/news.asp?news=4124 - the deal to buy the A350 will be confirmed on Monday 21 Nov. in Toulouse. The A350 should be delivered in 2015. In the meantime, as TAP can't wait so long, the A310 will be replaced by A330 (3 of them should join TAP next year; it seems these planes will come from another European airline - a Star Alliance member).

AntonioJoseAvelar · Post by **AntonioJoseAvelar** » 18 Nov 2005, 15:51

Hi,

TAP first A332 is sheduled to arrive this January at Lisboa, followed by the two others in February and March.

Here is the link to the full text in the portuguese press (in portuguese):

http://www.diarioeconomico.com/edicion/ ... 91870.html

And just for curiosity, TAP first A343 in the new livery will be painted in the beginning of the spring, and this December, the A320 aircraft that had already been flying with us (CS-TNC) will com back, but there are also two other A320's about to join TAP fleet in the beginning of the next year.

It will be a great year, like the current one! good luck for TAP!

Rgds,

António José Avelar-Lisbon Spotters

Andries · Post by **Andries** » 18 Nov 2005, 17:05

This is good news. After all the 787 orders we have heard about in the last months we finally get some good news about the A350 too !!!

I bet those A330's will also look lovely in the new TAP livery !!!

Greetz,

Andries

sab319 · Post by **sab319** » 18 Nov 2005, 18:53

probabyl the A332's wil be Ex LH ex SN birds

Atlantis · Post by **Atlantis** » 18 Nov 2005, 20:18

Good news for the A350

AirbusA350 · Post by **AirbusA350** » 19 Nov 2005, 02:40

TAP is one of few major airlines to order the A350 and so it's a good decision made in favour of Airbus. I'm glad that Airbus finally got some support for the A350 in the past few weeks, mainly from Star Alliance carriers. Sky Team and One World have yet to make a mark in the orderbook, maybe IB... .

bigjulie · Post by **bigjulie** » 26 Nov 2005, 18:24

Yes it.s good news for any 'plane maker to keep getting orders in. :laugh:

loutri666 · Post by **loutri666** » 28 Nov 2005, 11:50

Here is the A350 with the TAP livery.

Greetz

Seb

AntonioJoseAvelar · Post by **AntonioJoseAvelar** » 10 Mar 2006, 20:39

And here it is teh 1st A332! Tomorrow It will fly the eraly morning flight to Orly and in the afternoon the Fortaleza (FOR/SBFZ) flight.