Kuwait Airways will begin taking delivery of these aircraft from November 2016 to help in launching new routes.
Kuwait Airways (profile) announced it has signed a deal to purchase ten 777-300ER passenger aircraft from manufacturer Boeing to upgrade its fleet.
On the sidelines of the signing, Rasha Al-Roumi, the company’s Chairperson and CEO, said in a press statement that the new contract paves the way for revamping and upgrading the fleet to help the company compete with other airlines.
Kuwait Airways seeks to offer the best services to all customers through a new modern fleet, she said.
Under this deal, the delivery will start as of November 2016, Al-Roumi said, noting that the 10 wide-body planes will help cover the company’s current and future routes, especially long-haul flights.
The airline last February agreed to purchase 25 new aircraft including Airbus A320-neos and A350s.