Scandinavian Airlines Will Receive Its First Airbus A320neo in September 2016

Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737-600 took off from Zurich, this type will be retired and replaced by Airbus A320neo

Scandinavian Airlines, the largest and also the flag carrier airline of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark will receive its first of thirty Airbus A320neo in September 2016. The Airbus A320neo will replace Scandinavian Airlines’ old Boeing 737 Next Generations like Boeing 737-600. The Airbus A320neo of Scandinavian Airlines will be configured with 174 all-economy seats. The airline may cut its fuel cost by up to 15% on many routes operated by Airbus A320neo if Scandinavian Airlines has already received all its Airbus A320neo.

Czech Airlines Ordered Seven Airbus A320neo Aircraft

OK-MEK, a Czech Airlines Airbus A319-100 aircraft at Prague-Vaclav Havel International Airport in Prague, the Czech Republic on 17 March 2016. This type will be replaced by Airbus A320neo from 2019

Czech Airlines, the flag-carrier airline of the Czech Republic signed an order for seven Airbus A320neo aircraft to replace its nine aging Airbus A319-100 aircraft. The first Airbus A320neo is scheduled to be delivered in 2019 and all the orders are to be completed by 2021. Airbus A320neo is the new variant of Airbus A320 family. Airbus A320neo has more passenger capacity and burned fuel lower than the other aircraft in its class.

The First Airbus A320neo Finally Delivered to IndiGo

IndiGo after took delivery of its Airbus A320neo aircraft

IndiGo, an Indian low-cost airline just received its first Airbus A320neo aircraft. The airline said the will offer cheap flights with its first Airbus A320neo aircraft. Airbus A320neo is the latest generation of Airbus A320 family. It reduced fuel burn up to 15% than the previous type. The delivery of Airbus A320neo to IndiGo was delayed due to engine problems on Airbus A320neo aircraft. After the delivery of the first Airbus A320neo of IndiGo, IndiGo become the first Asian airline to operate Airbus A320neo aircraft.

March 2016, IndiGo Will Receive the First Airbus A320neo Aircraft

VT-ITA, the first Airbus A320neo aircraft of IndiGo, will be delivered to IndiGo in March 2016

A low-cost airline of India, IndiGo, will receive its first Airbus A320neo (new engine option) aircraft in March 2016. The delivery of this aircraft was delayed about three months. In the initial plan, IndiGo will receive the first Airbus A320neo in December 2015, and will receive another nine aircrafts until March. Next, IndiGo will receive twenty-four Airbus A320neo aircrafts until March 2017. But, Airbus A320neo aircraft had engine problems prior to its delivery in October 2015 to the previous launch costumer, Qatar Airways, the flag-carrier airline of Qatar. That also caused IndiGo decided to delay the delivery of Airbus A320neo. Then, Qatar Airways and IndiGo decided to delay the delivery until the engine problems be solved. 

After Qatar Airways cancelled to become the launch costumer of Airbus A320neo, Lufthansa,  the flag-carrier airline of Germany became the launch costumer of Airbus A320neo, after its first Airbus A320neo aircraft entered service on 25 January 2016. 

Back to IndiGo, IndiGo was purcashed 250 Airbus A320neo aircrafts in the last August. As March 2016, the airline has 102 all-Airbus A320-200 aircrafts in its fleet. The fleet will be stronger after all the Airbus A320neo orders delivered.