Air Namibia will pay USD$90-million for two new Airbus A319-100 planes to be delivered in 2014, the Namibian daily newspaper New Era said, citing an Airbus executive.
"We have signed the letter of intent with Air Namibia for the purchase of two aircraft," Hadi Akoum, Airbus' vice-president for sales in Africa, was quoted as saying.
The Namibian national carrier is phasing-out its Boeing fleet in favour of Airbus, as part of a cost-cutting turnaround strategy, said a Reuters report.
The struggling airline is due to receive a cash injection of the equivalent of R1.2-billion from the government under the three-year rolling budget of 2012-2014, it added.
Under the turnaround plan, Air Namibia will open new regional routes, including direct flights to Lusaka, Zambia and Accra, Ghana.
