SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS has taken delivery of the first of 11 Airbus A319s and 15 of its slightly larger sister, the A320. The balance of the A319s will be delivered over the next year and will replace older generation aircraft. Airbus assembles A319s in Hamburg (Germany), while the A320s are built in Toulouse (France). The first aircraft flew to Johannesburg via Accra (Ghana). The delivery marks the start the second phase of SAA”s ongoing comprehensive fleet modernisation programme which was launched in 2002 with an order for 42 new Airbus aircraft. The programme commenced with the introduction of new Airbus A340 variants replacing obsolescent Boeing 747s Classic and 767s.
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