Citizen59 / WikimediaTunisair is on the verge of signing an order for six Airbus A330neos, chief executive Elyes Mnakbi confirmed during an industry conference in Sharjah this week. The Tunisian flag-carrier will use the aircraft to develop its long-range network, primarily by launching flights between Tunis and New York JFK Airport. “We will order six A330neo,” Mnakbi told me at the annual meeting of the Arab Air Carriers’ Organization on Tuesday. Maybe three options [will also be agreed].”The company previously signed for three A330-200s and three A350-800s in 2008, before cancelling the A350 order five years later. Tunisair is also likely to place an order for “two or three” Bombardier CSeries, Mnakbi confirmed, pending the approval of its government shareholder.

Source: Forbes November 24, 2017 15:55 UTC