Japan Airlines Confirms Order for 20 Airbus A350-900s and 11 A321neos

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(24/07/24)
 Japan Airlines (JAL) used this week’s
Farnborough Airshow in England to confirm a firm order
with Airbus for 20 A350-900 widebody aircraft and 11 single-aisle
A321neo.

The A350-900s will serve international routes, whilst the A321neo will operate
on domestic services within Japan.

To date, JAL has ordered a
total of 52 A350s, with 18 in service. The A321neo contract
represents JAL’s first order for the Airbus single-aisle product
line.

Japan Airlines A350-900 and A321neo. Picture: Airbus

“We are
delighted to have signed the firm order for the introduction of
additional A350s and new A321s,” said Yukio Nakagawa, Executive
Officer and Senior Vice President Procurement of Japan Airlines. “We will accelerate the
introduction of the state-of-the-art and fuel-efficient aircraft
to provide our passengers with excellent service and to reduce CO2
emissions. We believe that this additional introduction of Airbus
aircraft will further deepen our partnership.”

By the end of June 2024, the A350 Family
had won more than 1,300 firm orders from 60 customers worldwide,
making it one of the most successful widebody aircraft ever.

To date, more than 6,400
A321neos have been ordered by more than 90 customers across the
globe.

“We thank Japan Airlines
for placing its confidence once again in the A350,” said Christian
Scherer, Chief Executive Officer of the Commercial Aircraft
Business, Airbus. “In addition, we
celebrate a new milestone in our partnership with the airline
following its order for the A321neo. We are committed to providing
our full support to Japan Airlines as its growing fleet is
deployed on more routes across its network, both domestically and
internationally.”

As with all Airbus aircraft, the A350 is
already able to operate with up to 50% Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(SAF) and the company is working towards them being 100% SAF
capable by 2030.

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