The first Airbus A319 for Gulf Air is being prepared for delivery by Skyservice Airlines at its Toronto base. The five-year-old CFM International CFM56-powered, International Lease Finance owned aircraft will join Bahrain-based Gulf Air's existing Airbus single-aisle fleet that comprises 10 A320s and two A321-200s.
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Source: Flight International
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