The International Airlines Group (IAG) has confirmed an order for 37 additional A320neo aircraft, following shareholder approval. IAG group had earlier placed an order for 22 A320neos, with this new order, the total count of aircraft this year adds to 59 single-aisle aircraft. Of the 22 A320neo, 17 were for A320neo while 5 were for A321neos.
Christian Scherer, Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Airbus International said: “IAG operates Airbus aircraft extensively in its fleet making it one of the largest Airbus customers globally. These latest generation aircraft will be key in IAG’s stated environmental mission to operate the world’s most fuel-efficient planes.”
As per Airbus, the A320neos incorporates the very latest technologies including new generation engines and Sharklets, which together deliver at least 20% fuel saving