Skymark

Airbus has delivered new A330-300 aircraft to Skymark Airlines, the first two aircraft out of a total of ten on lease for Japan’s national airline.

With the latest delivery, Skymark Airlines becomes the first carrier in Japan to operate Airbus’s A330 wide-body aircraft.

Skymark Airlines’ A330s will feature all ‘Green Seat’ cabin with 271 seats. It will begin scheduled flights in April 2014 from Tokyo Haneda to Fukuoka.

The carrier also plans to operate A330-300 from Tokyo Haneda to Sapporo and Naha in the future.

Skymark Airlines president Shinichi Nishikubo said: "Together with our A380s to come, we confirm Skymark’s intention to remain at the forefront of our market, having one of Japan’s youngest, most modern fuel-efficient fleets."

Airbus’s A330-300 received validation type certificate (VTC) from the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in January 2014.

Skymark Airlines signed a flight hour services (FHS) components contract with Airbus covering support for all of ten leased A330 aircraft, which will be equipped with Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines.

Airbus Customers chief operating officer John Leahy said: "We also look forward to seeing Skymark Airlines succeed with their A330’s thanks to the aircraft’s unbeatable economics, versatility and best-in-class passenger comfort."

Photo: Skymark Airlines has received its latest aircraft from Airbus. Image: courtesy of Airbus.

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