Air France Cancels A380 and Swaps to Airbus A350 XWB

Air France Cancels A380 and Swaps to Airbus A350 XWB

Air France Cancels A380 and Swaps to Airbus A350 XWB. Airbus has formally registered the cancellation of two A380 earrings intended for Air France, which in its place is taking three more A350-900.

The exchange, originally released by the airline a year ago, increases Air France's commitment to A350 aircraft to 21 aircraft. Bring the backlog for the A380 to 110 planes. Airbus did not deliver any A380 during January, according to revised aeronautical backframe data.

Air France had originally ordered 12 A380 aircraft, equipped with engines GP7200 of the Engine Alliance, and has received the delivery of 10. The carrier had previously indicated that the A380s were due to arrive in 2018.

Its semi-annual financial statement for 2016 shows that Air France owns only one A380, with four others in leasing and the remaining five in operating lease. While the French carrier has 28 A350s on Airbus' list order.