Airbus Delivers First A320neo To Lufthansa

January 20, 2016

Airbus has delivered the first A320neo, a fuel-efficient upgrade of its best-selling airliner, to Lufthansa.

The delivery marks the culmination of a five-year plan to give a new lease of life to its profitable A320 narrow-body jet family by revamping it with new engines.

Both Airbus and Boeing triggered thousands of new orders and dampened sales of new entrants to the global jet market by refreshing their short-haul models.

The jet was delivered in Hamburg after a delay of three weeks caused by what Airbus officials described as problems with documentation for a new generation of engines made by Pratt & Whitney.

(Reuters)