Order Will Bring Growing Airline's Total A320 Fleet To 71

Airbus reports that Cebu Pacific of the Philippines has finalized a firm order for the purchase of 30 A321neo aircraft. The contract firms up an MOU signed in June, and increases Cebu's total firm orders for the A320 Family to 71, of which 16 have already been delivered.

Cebu Pacific plans to configure its A321neo fleet with 220 seats in a single class layout, and will fly the aircraft across its expanding pan-Asian network. This currently includes 34 domestic and 16 international destinations, including Osaka, Seoul, Beijing, Jakarta, Bangkok and Singapore. The airline will make a decision on its engine selection for the aircraft at a later date.

The A321neo is the largest model in the recently launched A320neo series, which incorporates new engines and large wing tip devices called sharklets to save as much as 15 percent in fuel consumption and increase payload or range. The fuel savings also translate into 3,600 tonnes less CO2 per aircraft per year.

The new engines types offered on the A320neo Family are CFM International’s LEAP-X and Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower PW1100G.

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