All Nippon Airways (ANA)’s parent company ANA Holdings finalised an agreement with Airbus by signing a firm order for 24 single-aisle A321neo and three A321XLR.
The announcement was made at this year’s Paris Air Show through a signing ceremony with ANA Holdings president and chief executive Koji Shibata and Benoît de Saint-Exupéry, Airbus’s executive vice-president for sales of commercial aircraft
This firm order covers 14 additional A321neo for All Nippon Airways (ANA) as well as 10 A321neo and three A321XLR for its group airline Peach Aviation, to upgrade the group’s current fleet.
Shibata said of the agreement: “We are delighted to have signed the firm order for the introduction of additional A321neo and first A321XLR into our group airlines. We believe that this additional introduction of Airbus aircraft will further deepen our relationship. We will accelerate the introduction of state-of-the-art and fuel-efficient aircraft to provide our passengers with excellent service and to reduce CO2 emissions.”
For his part, Saint-Exupéry declared: “From its first order in 1987 to an order book now approaching 100 aircraft, ANA has been a long-standing customer for the A320 Family. The exciting addition of the A321XLR for Peach Aviation further underscores ANA's innovative spirit and trust in the A320 Family's unrivaled capabilities. We are committed to providing our full support to ANA and Peach Aviation as their growing fleet is deployed on more routes across their networks.”
The first in Japan
ANA Holdings’ low-cost carrier (LCC) Peach Aviation will become the first Japanese airline to operate the A321XLR, which has the longest range of any single aisle aircraft, flying up to 4,700nm / 8,700 km non-stop.
The A321XLR sits side by side with widebodies in an airline’s fleet. It introduces the flexibility to add capacity, to open new routes, or even to continue operating existing ones when demand is variable.
This is all while burning 30 percent less fuel per seat than previous generation competitor aircraft. The A321XLR’s new Airspace cabin will provide passengers long haul comfort in all classes.
Currently, ANA operates 33 A320 Family aircraft while Peach Aviation operates 36 A320 Family planes.
The A321neo is part of the A320neo Family, incorporating the latest technologies including new generation engines, Sharklets, and cabin efficiency enablers, which together deliver more than 20 percent fuel savings and CO₂ reduction compared to previous generation single-aisle aircraft.
To date more than 7,000 A321neo aircraft have been ordered by more than 90 customers across the globe.
