Airbus received orders for 58 jetliners in March โ led by the A350 XWB widebody family in transactions that included a new customer; while delivering 74 aircraft to 40 customers from across its A220, A320, A330, A350 XWB and A380 product lines.
Pacing the monthโs new business was Lufthansa Groupโs order for 20 additional A350-900s, bringing its total A350 XWB orders to 45. Lufthansa Group is the biggest operator of Airbus aircraft.
Also in March, STARLUX Airlines of Taiwan signed a firm order for 17 A350 XWBs, comprising 12 A350-1000s and five shorter-fuselage A350-900 versions โ becoming a new Airbus customer. The airline plans to deploy the aircraft on its premier long-haul services from Taipei to Europe and North America, as well as to selected destinations within the Asia-Pacific region.
Completing the monthโs widebody new business was an order for one A350-900 from a private customer.
The single-aisle transaction in March involved 20 A320neo jetliners for an undisclosed customer.
Deliveries in March were composed of 57 A320 Family aircraft (13 in the CEO configuration and 44 NEO versions), eight A350-900s/A350-1000s, five A220s, three A330s (all in the NEO version) and one A380.
Among the monthโs notable deliveries was the first A350-900 delivered to Evelop Airlines. With this aircraft โ leased from Air Lease Corporation โ the Spanish carrier of Barcelรณ Groupโs รvoris travel division becomes the initial holiday/leisure carrier to operate an A350 XWB.
Other milestones in March included the first A380 delivery to Japanโs All Nippon Airways (ANA), which is the 15th operator of the worldโs largest passenger aircraft. Additionally, Airbus delivered the no. 1 A330neo for an African airline, with Air Senegal receiving its first A330-900.
In the VIP sector, Airbus provided the first of three ACJ320neo aircraft for Comlux, which will now begin its cabin outfitting by the Comlux Completion centre in the United States. Comlux is the largest customer for Airbus Corporate Jetsโ ACJ320neo Family.
Taking the latest orders and cancellations into account, Airbusโ backlog of jetliners remaining to be delivered as of 31 March stood at 7,357 aircraft.
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- The airline plans to deploy the aircraft on its premier long-haul services from Taipei to Europe and North America, as well as to selected destinations within the Asia-Pacific region.
- In the VIP sector, Airbus provided the first of three ACJ320neo aircraft for Comlux, which will now begin its cabin outfitting by the Comlux Completion centre in the United States.
- Deliveries in March were composed of 57 A320 Family aircraft (13 in the CEO configuration and 44 NEO versions), eight A350-900s/A350-1000s, five A220s, three A330s (all in the NEO version) and one A380.