Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday ordered two additional Airbus A330-200 passenger aircraft in a deal valued at USD$418 million at current list prices.The Gulf carrier, which is expanding its network, also converted seven of its previously ordered Airbus A320s to the larger Airbus A321 model.The A330-200 aircraft will be powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines Etihad said in a statement.Etihad currently has 16 Airbus A330-200s, 6 A330-300s and two A330-200 freighters in its fleet of 67 aircraft."As our operations and network continue to grow in scale, we feel the A330-200 is the right fleet type to expand with," chief executive James Hogan said in a statement.The UAE carrier competes with key Gulf rivals Emirates and Qatar Airways, which are all growing their reach into Europe, Asia and other markets. Source: Reuters
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