Global aircraft operating lessor BOC Aviation has signed a firm order for 80 A320neo family aircraft comprising 10 A321XLRs, 50 A321neos and 20 A320neos. The latest agreement takes BOC Aviation’s total direct orders with Airbus to 453 aircraft from the single aisle A320 Family to the A330 and A350 widebodies.
“We are proud to continue our long-standing relationship with Airbus, with whom we have partnered for more than 26 years,” said Robert Martin, managing director and chief executive officer, BOC Aviation. “This is the largest single order that we have ever placed and it will bring our total Airbus aircraft purchased since inception to 546. It underscores our continued confidence in the A320neo family for its reliability and operational efficiency and reflects the popularity of the aircraft among our airline customers. We look forward to continuously providing our customers with such fuel-efficient and technologically advanced aircraft solutions.”
“Airbus thanks BOC Aviation for its unwavering trust and endorsement of the A320neo Family with its single largest order ever placed,” said Christian Scherer Airbus chief commercial officer and head of Airbus International. “This significant long term order for 80 additional aircraft is a great testimony of the sustained value of our Single Aisle products by one of the world’s leading lessors, BOC Aviation. We salute its vision and foresight in securing future delivery positions of these most desirable assets in the single aisle segment now and in the longer run.”
The A320neo family incorporates new generation engines and Sharklets, which together deliver at least 20 percent fuel and CO2 savings, as well as a 50 percent noise reduction. The A321XLR version provides a further range extension to 4,700nm. This gives the A321XLR a flight time of up to 11 hours, with passengers benefitting throughout the trip from Airbus’ award-winning Airspace interior, which brings the latest cabin technology and design to the A320 Family.
At the end of February 2022 the A320neo Family had totalled more than 7,900 orders from over 120 customers. Since its Entry into Service six years ago, Airbus has delivered over 2,100 A320neo family aircraft contributing to 10 million tons of CO2 saving.
中银航空租赁订购80架空客A320NEO系列新飞机
中银航空租赁有限公司（“中银航空租赁”或“公司”）欣然宣布与空中客车公司（Airbus S.A.S，简称“空客”）签订协议，购买80架空客A320NEO系列新飞机。所有飞机计划在2027年至2029年之间交付。
中银航空租赁总经理兼首席执行官Robert Martin表示：“我们与空客合作已逾26年，我们对能够与空客继续发展长期合作关系而深感自豪。这是我们签订的最大单笔订单，公司自成立以来购买的空客飞机总数至此将达到546架。这凸显了我们对A320NEO系列飞机的可靠性和运营效率始终抱持的信心，也体现了该飞机在我们航空公司客户中的受欢迎程度。我们期待着继续为客户提供此类省油且技术先进的飞机解决方案。”
空客首席商务官兼空客国际业务主管Christian Scherer表示：“对于中银航空租赁签订其最大单笔订单，空客要感谢中银航空租赁对A320NEO系列飞机坚定的信任和支持。中银航空租赁作为全球领先的租赁公司之一，此次追加80架飞机的重要长期订单，充分证明了我们单通道产品的持续价值。中银航空租赁就这些无论是现在还是长远来看均为单通道飞机市场中最理想的资产建立未来交付储备，我们向其远见卓识致敬。”
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