Toulouse. This new Airbus customer revises its order of planes upwards
Through Thibaut Calatayud
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After signing a memorandum of understanding with Italia Trasporto Aereo SpA (ITA) for an order of 28 devices, Thursday September 30, 2021, Airbus record more good news for its backlog.
Wednesday, October 6, 2021, the aircraft manufacturer whose operational headquarters is based in Toulouse announced a new agreement with Jet2. The British low-cost company has revised upwards its first order placed during the summer.
A new order for 15 A321neo
The initial agreement, formalized on Tuesday, August 31, provided for the delivery of 36 A321neo. The new total changes to 51 planes with the command of 15 additional devices spent in this month of October. In a communicated, the company based in Leeds also announces that it keeps the possibility of rounding its order to 60 A321neo.
“These 15 additional planes will be delivered between 2026 and 2029”.
According to the buyer, these 15 devices represent a total value of two billion dollars.
Over 7,500 orders for the A320neo family
“The aircraft will be configured for 232 seats with an Airspace cabin managed by innovative lighting, seat products and new baggage compartments 60% larger for additional staff storage ”, indicates, for its part, Airbus.
The aerospace giant adds that at the end of the summer, more than 7,500 firm orders for A320 family aircraft had been won from more than 120 customers around the world.
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