Thursday, June 20, 2013

Spirit Airlines orders A321

(Airbus)

Florida-based Spirit Airlines has ordered 20 Airbus A321 aircraft.

The announcement was made at the Paris Air Show.                                                                        According to Spirit, the aircraft are in addition to the 96 aircraft not yet delivered under its existing order. They are scheduled for delivery between 2015 and 2017.

In addition, Spirit said it has opted to convert 10 of its existing A320 aircraft orders to A321 aircraft that will be scheduled for delivery in 2017 and 2018.  These 10 A321s as well as the additional 20 will be ceo models and will be outfitted with sharklets. 

The new aircraft will support Spirit’s targeted growth markets in the US, Caribbean and Latin America.

(Linda Blachly - ATWOnline News)

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