Wizz Air (Hungary), Frontier (United States), Volaris (Mexico) and JetSMART (Chile, Argentina), Indigo Partners portfolio airlines, have announced an order for 255 additional A-321neo Family aircraft under a joint Indigo Partners agreement. The firm order was signed at the "Dubai Airshow" (November 14-18).

This order brings the total number of aircraft ordered by the Indigo Partners’ airlines to 1,145 A-320 Family aircraft. 

These airplanes ordered are a mix of A-321neos and A-321XLRs, which will be delivered to the individual airlines as follows:

• Wizz Air: 102 airplanes (75 A-321neo + 27 A-321XLR)

• Frontier: 91 aircraft (A-321neo)

• Volaris: 39 planes (A-321neo)

• JetSMART: 23 aircraft (21 A-321neo+2 A-321XLR).

In addition to this order, Volaris and JetSMART will upconvert 38 A-320neo to A-321neo from their existing aircraft backlogs.

The A-321neo incorporates new generation engines and Sharklets for fuel and CO 2 savings and noise reduction. The A321XLR version provides a further range extension to 4,700nm and this gives it a flight time of up to 11 hours. 

By the end of October 2021, the A-320neo Family had totalled more than 7,550 orders from 122 customers since its launch in 2010. Since its Entry into Service five years ago, Airbus has delivered over 1,950 A-320neo Family aircraft contributing to 10 million tons of CO 2 saving.

Indigo Partners LLC, based in Phoenix, Arizona, is a private equity fund focused on worldwide investments in air transportation.

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