ETIHAD AIRWAYS, based in Abu Dhabi, has become the latest airline to order the double deck Airbus A380. The airline signed at Farnborough a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to purchase 24 Airbus aircraft, including four A380s, four ultra-long range A340-500s, four A340-600s and 12 A330-200s. Deliveries to Etihad are to begin in 2006 for the A330-200s and A340-500s, and in 2007 for the A340-600s and A380s. The A340-500s and -600s will be powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 500s ” the A330 and A380 engines have yet to be selected. Etihad will use the aircraft to further develop its route network within the Middle East and to Europe, Asia, India and to North America. Etihad currently operates a leased fleet of five aircraft, four A330-200s and an Airbus A340-300.
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