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EasyJet orders 12 more A320neo aircraft

EasyJet has exercised purchase rights to increase its fleet of A320neos by 12 new aircraft.


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The agreement takes the carrier’s total order for the A320neo Family to 159 aircraft and its overall orders for Airbus single aisles to 480 A320 Family.
 
EasyJet currently operates over 1,000 routes with a fleet of 333 A320 Family aircraft (39 A320neo Family and 294 A320ceo Family) and serves over 155 European airports in over 30 countries.

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From its first A320 Family delivery in 2003, easyJet has grown to operate Europe’s largest A320 Family fleet and is also Europe’s largest customer for the NEO.
 
At the end of October 2019, the A320neo Family had received more than 7,000 firm orders from over 110 customers worldwide.


 

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