Cebu Pacific, the upstart low-budget air carrier based in the Philippines, announced this week that it is nearly doubling its fleet with orders for 30 new Airbus A321 Neos and seven A320s costing US$3.8 billion. The order was described by Cebu Pacific CEO and President Lance Gokongwei, as the biggest firm order for the 220-seat A321 in the world and is designed to serve cities in Australia, India and Northern Japan, which the airline’s A320s can’t reach. The planes are to be delivered between 2015 and 2021, in addition to 18 Airbus A320s that are to be delivered from the second half of 2011 until 2014. That increases Cebu Pacific’s total firm orders from the Toulous, France-based Airbus Industrie to 55.
Sky Battles: Cebu Pacific's Edge
Sky Battles: Cebu Pacific's Edge
Sky Battles: Cebu Pacific's Edge
Cebu Pacific, the upstart low-budget air carrier based in the Philippines, announced this week that it is nearly doubling its fleet with orders for 30 new Airbus A321 Neos and seven A320s costing US$3.8 billion. The order was described by Cebu Pacific CEO and President Lance Gokongwei, as the biggest firm order for the 220-seat A321 in the world and is designed to serve cities in Australia, India and Northern Japan, which the airline’s A320s can’t reach. The planes are to be delivered between 2015 and 2021, in addition to 18 Airbus A320s that are to be delivered from the second half of 2011 until 2014. That increases Cebu Pacific’s total firm orders from the Toulous, France-based Airbus Industrie to 55.