Kuwait Airways sign deal with Airbus to buy 25 new aircraft

Jets include 15 A320neo narrow body jets and 10 of Airbus’s new A350-XWB widebody aircraft

Last updated: September 15, 2018 | 21:21

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Kuwait: State-owned Kuwait Airways said on Thursday it had signed a “letter of acceptance” with Airbus to buy 25 new aircraft and take an option on 10 more.

“We signed a letter of acceptance with Airbus,” Chairman Sami Al Nisf told a news conference. The 25 jets include 15 A320neo narrow body jets and 10 of Airbus’s new A350-XWB widebody aircraft, he said, confirming media reports.

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Kuwait Airways sign deal with Airbus to buy 25 new aircraft

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