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Air Transat retires the last Airbus A310

Type Retired: March 30, 2020 (flight TS765 Porto-Halifax-Toronto Pearson with C-GSAT)

Air Transat operated its last Airbus A310 revenue flight on March 30 (instead of the planned March 31 target date).

The last revenue flight was flight TS765 from Porto to Toronto (Pearson) via a stop at Halifax with the pictured Airbus A310-308 C-GSAT (msn 600).

The airline took delivery of its first Airbus A310 (C-GFAT) on January 16, 2001. The type entered revenue service on January 30, 2001.

 

Top Copyright Photo: Air Transat Airbus A310-308 C-GSAT (msn 600) CDG (Jacques Guillem). Image: 936469.

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Air Transat moves up the retirement date of the Airbus A310

Air Transat Airbus A310-308 C-GTSH (msn 599) YYC (Chris Sands). Image: 926716.

Air Transit has moved up its planned Airbus A310 retirement date from April 27, 2020 to March 31, 2020.

This is due to Air Transat plan to suspend all schedule passenger flights for the month of April.

Right now, the last planned Air Transat scheduled revenue flight is scheduled to be flight TS 293 from Manchester to Toronto (Pearson) on March 31 per Airline Route.

Top Copyright Photo: Air Transat Airbus A310-308 C-GTSH (msn 599) YYC (Chris Sands). Image: 926716.

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Situation in Haiti: Transat repatriates its travelers

Transat has announced that it repatriated its 113 travelers from the Royal Decameron Indigo Beach Resort and Spa in Haiti.

Air Transat flight TS667, an Airbus A310 of 250 seats, departed from Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince at 4:30 p.m. and landed at the Montrรฉal-Trudeau Airport at 8:50 p.m.

Air Transat Airbus A310-308 C-GLAT (msn 588) PRG (Ton Jochems). Image: 945712.

Above Copyright Photo (all others by the airline):ย Air Transat Airbus A310-308 C-GLAT (msn 588) PRG (Ton Jochems). Image: 945712.

Late afternoon on February 15, travellers were informed that they would be leaving the Royal Decameron Indigo Beach Resort & Spa, located on the Cรดte des Arcadins, by helicopter the following day. And, at around 9 a.m. on February 16, the first passengers were transported to the airport, and rotations continued for a few hours. The evacuation was orchestrated by Transat, in collaboration with the local authorities, the Canadian Embassy in Haiti and the Canadian government, to ensure the safety of the passengers.

Until further notice, Air Transat will continue to operate two flights a week to and from Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, on Wednesdays and Sundays.

About Transat

Transat A.T. Inc. is a leading integrated international tourism company specializing in holiday travel. It offers vacation packages, hotel stays and air travel under the Transat and Air Transat brands to some 60 destinations in more than 25 countries in the Americas and Europe. Based in Montreal, the company has 5,000 employees.

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Air Transat to replace its Airbus A310s with 10 new Airbus A321neo LRs

Transat A.T. Inc. has announced its Air Transat business unit has signed an agreement with AerCap for the long-term (12-year) leasing of 10 Airbus A321neo long-range aircraft (above). The aircraft are to be delivered between spring 2019 and fall 2020, and will replace Transat’s Airbus A310s, which will be gradually retired from the fleet (below).

The A321neo LRs will be deployed on both Sun destinations and transatlantic routes. Combined with the Airbus A330s and Boeing 737s, they will serve Transat’s entire network in an efficient and cost-effective way. Air Transat’s A321neo LRs will be configured for 200 seats across both classes: Club and Economy. All seats will be equipped with individual touch screens offering an extensive choice of entertainment for all.

 

Air Transat will be among the first carriers to operate the new long-range (LR) variant of the Airbus A321neo (new engine option). The A321neo LR has the longest range of any single-aisle jetliner, capable of flying up to 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km). It is ideally suited for Transat’s combination of routes. Specifically, its size gives major flexibility in terms of flight commercialization and frequency while its fuel efficiency will keep cost per seat as low as possible, while reducing its carbon footprint.

Air Transat’s fleet currently consists of 31 permanent aircraft in a unique flexible-fleet model that allows it to deploy more wide-body aircraft in summer for the high transatlantic season, and narrow-body aircraft in winter for the high Sun destinations season.

Top Image: AerCap.

Copyright Photo Below:ย Air Transat Airbus A310-308 C-FDAT (msn 658) (Santa Hat) CDG (Pepscl). Image: 902807.

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