UK charter and
airline sub-charter specialist Titan Airways is
bolstering its fleet with the introduction of a
first Airbus A318.
The 7 year young
Airbus A318, G-EUNB, will join the carrier’s
11-strong fleet later this month and begin revenue
service in early June.
The Airbus
A318-100, a single aisle, twin-engine jet, is the
smallest member of the Airbus 320 family. Thanks to
its size and steep approach compatibility, the
aircraft can operate to and from smaller regional
airfields.
Titan will be
operating the latest addition to its growing fleet
in an all-business 32-seat configuration for
high-end short and long haul travel. The 8 rows of
seats offer a spacious 72 inch seat pitch, convert
into 6ft (183cm) fully lie-flat beds and feature
individual in-seat power sockets for laptops, phones
and other portable entertainment devices.
The new VIP
product complements the carrier’s Boeing 757
all-business class cabin options.
Alastair Kiernan,
Commercial Director, said: “At Titan Airways we have
a great deal of experience in the business and VIP
charter market and are proud to have welcomed
onboard royalty, heads of state, government
delegations, senior business executives,
world-renowned personalities from the music and film
industries and international sports stars. Our
all-business Airbus A318 is a unique aircraft on the
VIP charter market in terms of size, range and
performance and we’re positive it will be a hit with
our customers.”
The latest
addition is in line with the carrier’s fleet
modernisation strategy, which has seen the
introduction of three Airbus A320’s and an Airbus
A321 over the last four years. Kiernan added: “The
A318 is a great fit for Titan as it enables us to
offer our clients an even greater choice of
aircraft, with a diversity of capacity and range,
while retaining commonality with the rest of the
A320 family which allows pilots that fly our other
A320 aircraft, to also fly the A318.” |