Kuwait Airways finalizes Airbus A320neo order

Kuwait Airways chairman Sami al-Nasef said the airline has “signed a letter of acceptance with Airbus” to purchase 25 aircraft, according to reports from Kuwait City.
                                                                      

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Al-Nasef told a news conference that Kuwait Airways has agreed to buy 15 A320neo aircraft and 10 A350-900s and has secured options for five more of each, Agence France-Presse reported. He said the carrier will take delivery of its first A320neo in 2019 while the A350s will start arriving in 2020.

Kuwait Airways has an aging fleet, comprising five A300-600s, three A310-300s, three A320-200s, four A340-300s and two Boeing 777-200s.

(Aaron Karp - ATWOnline News)