As was widely expected Air New Zealand yesterday signed off on a $1.6b (list price) Airbus order at the IATA AGM in Doha.
The order is for 14 aircraft comprising 1 current gen A320, 10 A320neo and 3 A321neo.
The current generation A320 will be delivered by the end of 2015 and sit along side the current delivery of A320SL which are replacing the Boeing 733 on NZ main trunk domestic services. There are still 5 of these to be delivered from the original order so that will mean 6 aircraft will be delivered in 2014/2015.
The new A321neo's will begin the delivery of the new aircraft in 2017 with all 13 neo's delivered by 2019. This coincides with the end of lease of a lot of the original A320 fleet currently used on Trans-Tasman and Pacific Island flights.
Air New Zealand have yet to announce which of the neo (new engine options) they will choose to power the new A320/321s but are expected to reach a decision by december.
Read more from the announcement via Flight Global HERE
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