According to the official
press of Airbus the German airline marks a major step in aviation
history by taking the first delivery of the best-selling aircraf
t and so in this year will receive 52 new aircraft.
t and so in this year will receive 52 new aircraft.
Also Lufthansa
has already ordered 116 of A320neo( 71 of A320neo and 45 A321neo) .
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| The first delivery of the newest A320neo occurred 20 January 2016.Airbus group has already received 4.500 orders from 80 customers since it's launched in 2010. |
With lower fuel
consumption and consequently lower CO2 emissions, the A320neo has a
clearly improved environmental performance states the Carsten Spohr
Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of Lufthansa AG and continues
his statement" we are happy that we are the first airline world-wild to receive the Airbus A320neo, which is by far the most
efficient and most silent aircraft on short-medium- haul routes.
The aircraft is equipped
with all new technology Pratt & Whitney Pure-power Geared Turbofan
engines, sets a new even higher standard in aircraft efficiency,
reducing emissions and noise as well as burning 15% less fuel than
current generation aircraft from day one and 20% less by 2020 claims
Robert Leduc Pratt&Whitney President.
Last year Lufthansa celebrated its 60th anniversary since it
started operations in 1955. In this period, Lufthansa Group’s Airbus
orders have reached a combined total of 582 aircraft. As the full range of Airbus wide-body aircraft
have been or will be a part of Lufthansa's fleet from the innovative
A300/310 to the iconic A380, the versatile A330to the modern and
extra-comfortable A350 XWB.
