Reunion’s Air Austral Takes Delivery of First Boeing 777-200LR

 Reunion-based Air Austral has taken delivery of its first Boeing 777-200LR.

As one of the newest members of the 777 family, the 777-200LR has the capability to connect non-stop virtually any two cities in the world.

Air Austral’s 777-200LR will enable the airline to fly non-stop from Mayotte, a French Department north of Madagascar, to Paris.

“Boeing’s 777-200LR will provide exceptional value to our airline,” said Gérard Ethève, Air Austral’s president and CEO. “The airplane has superior takeoff capabilities including takeoffs from short runways with maximum payload. We are confident that the addition of the 777-200LR to Air Austral’s fleet will result in improved operating economics and increased efficiencies as well as optimize customer satisfaction. Its commonality with the 777-300ER is a great advantage in terms of managing operating and service costs.”

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