ANA Holdings, parent company of All Nippon Airways and low cost carrier Peach Aviation, placed a firm order for 24 A321neo and 3 A321XLR aircraft this morning at the Paris Air Show. The signing ceremony was attended by Koji Shibata, Representative Director, President and CEO of ANAHD, and Benoît de Saint-Exupéry, Airbus EVP Sales of the Commercial Aircraft business.
The order covers 14 additional A321neo for All Nippon Airways as well as 10 A321neo and three A321XLR for its group airline Peach Aviation, to upgrade the group’s current fleet.
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.
“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,” said Koji Shibata. “We will accelerate the introduction of state-of-the-art and fuel-efficient aircraft to provide our passengers with excellent service and to reduce CO? emissions.”
“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,” said Benoît de Saint-Exupéry. “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.”
ANA currently operates 33 A320 family aircraft while Peach Aviation operates 36 A320 family aircraft. It is expected that Peach will utilize the A321XLR to offer additional long-range destinations that can be served with an efficient and low cost aircraft, providing a cost advantage in new markets.
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