Airbus continued its momentum during the Farnborough Airshow’s second day, announcing orders, commitments and agreements for single-aisle and widebody jetliners that reached the triple-digits
New business revealed at the week-long UK aerospace gathering included another key endorsement for the A220 Family of jetliners, which has joined Airbus’ single-aisle commercial aircraft portfolio. This endorsement came with a future U.S. airline start-up’s commitment for 60 Airbus A220-300 versions, for deliveries beginning in 2021. The A220-300 is the A220 Family’s longer-fuselage member, and will be used by the new airline that is backed by a group of experienced investors led by David Neeleman – the founder of JetBlue, investor in TAP in Portugal and controlling shareholder in Brazil’s Azul airlines.
In another announcement at the Farnborough Airshow, Airbus’ best-selling A320neo Family of single-aisle aircraft once again demonstrated its market leadership with a Memorandum of Understanding involving 25 A321neo and 75 A320neo aircraft for an undisclosed customer.
Also in the spotlight was Peach Aviation’s decision to convert an existing order for two A320neo aircraft to the A321LR version – positioning this Osaka, Japan-based low-cost carrier to become Asia’s first operator of the A320neo Family’s long-range variant. The A321LR will enable Peach Aviation to open new routes from Japan to destinations at up to nine hours of flying time.
