Airbus secured a total of 450 orders for its A320 single aisle family aircrafts within days. Indonesia’s Lion Air has placed a firm orde...
Indonesia’s Lion Air has placed a firm order with Airbus for 234 A320 Family aircraft, comprising 109 A320neo, 65 A321neo and 60 A320ceo.
The order was finalised today at a special ceremony at the Elysée Palace in Paris in the presence of President François Hollande of France, who witnessed the signing of documents by Rusdi Kirana, Co-Founder and CEO of Lion Air Group and Fabrice Brégier, President & CEO, Airbus.
Turkish Airlines, the largest airline in Turkey, has signed a contract for up to 117 Airbus A320 Family aircraft, on last Friday.
The deal comprises an order for 25 A321ceo, 4 A320neo, 53 A321neo and options for 35 additional A321neo aircrafts.
This order is the largest ever placed by a Turkish carrier.
Turkish Airlines already operates 75 A320 Family aircraft. The new order will help Turkish Airlines expand their short to medium-haul routes from their Istanbul hub.
German flag carrier Lufthansa has got its Supervisory Board approval for the acquisition of 100 Airbus A320 Family aircraft.
It includes 35 A320neo, 35 A321neo and 30 A320ceo with Sharklets and two A380 jumbo jets worth approximately US$ 11.2 billion at list prices.
Lufthansa has the biggest Airbus fleet worldwide, with 385 Airbus aircraft currently in service.
Incorporating new engines and large Sharklet wing tip devices, the A320neo Family will deliver fuel savings of 15 percent. A320neo(new engine option) is a rengined version of the A320. It will be powered by the Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan engine- PW1100G-JM.
While the CEO with Sharklets will deliver a four per cent fuel burn reduction.
In addition, the A320neo Family will provide a double-digit reduction in NOx emissions and reduced engine noise.
The A320neo will enter into service from late 2015, followed by the A319neo and A321neo in 2016.
Airbus A320 will celebrate its 25th anniversary on March 22 2013.
A320 launch in 1987 represented revolution in commercial aviation, with debut digital fly-by-wire flight control systems and side stick control.
More than 9,600 A320 Family aircraft have been ordered and more than 5,450 delivered to more than 385 customers and operators worldwide reaffirming its position as the world’s best-selling single-aisle aircraft Family.
The A320neo has over 95 percent airframe commonality making it an easy fit into existing fleets while offering up to 500 nautical miles (950 kilometres) more range or two tonnes more payload at a given range.
