Air Austral to wet lease Hi Fly A380 as grounded 787 is inspected
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Credit: Rob Finlayson
Air Austral will wet lease an Airbus A380 from Portuguese wet-lease specialist Hi Fly to replace its second Boeing 787-8, which is being taken out of service for three months from Aug. 24 for Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine inspections. The La Reunion-based carrier warned there could be flight...
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