LATAM Airlines receives its first A321neo

LATAM Airlines I receivedó Her first A321neo leased to AerCap and madeó an additional order of 13 planes to expandún más its route network and boost its regional growth. Airbus press photo

This is the first delivery of a committed order book of 76 planes A321neo. Total, LATAM have 111 planes of the Family A320 pending to be delivered.

LATAM's first A321neo

He receivedén delivered A321neo for LATAM has the capacity to 224 passengers and has Airspace XL containers of Airbus in the cabin. The compartments máLarger s provide an increase in 40% in storage space and facilitate 60% más hand luggage, allowing for a smoother boarding experience.ás relaxed for passengers and cabin crews. He receivedén delivered A321neo voló to your destination with a 49% from sustainable aviation fuelón (PURE).

“Our renovation strategyón y modernizationón de flota isá aligned with our commitment to sustainability and is part of the goal of becoming a carbon-neutral group. 2050. We will continue working to complement the current fleet with úlast generationón to improveún más the connectivity of the LATAM group without neglecting the care of the environment ”, said Ramiro Alfonsín, CFO de LATAM Airlines Group.

«We thank LATAM for its continued confidence in our aircraft and for choosing the A321neo again to continue strengthening its regional growth.. This strategic movementélogical tooén accelerates the decarbonization trajectoryóLATAM no., since the A321neos are at least a 20% más fuel efficient, issuing a 20% less than CO₂ and generate a 50% less noise comparedón with generation airplanesón anterior», Christian Scherer said, Commercial Director and Head of Airbus International.

The A321neo is the member más large aisle of the successful A320 Family úsingle from Airbus. The A321neo allows operators to cover the entire market, while offering the cost per seat mile más low of any aisle aircraft úonly available. Till the date, Customers from all over the world have requested más de 5.200 A321neo. In July of this toñO, LATAM I receivedó a new Airbus A320neo, the first delivery using a 30% de SAF.

LATAM Airlines Group and its subsidiaries are the main Aerol groupíborn of Américh latina, with presence in five marketséstics of the regionón: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Perú, además of international operations throughout Europe, Oceanía, USA and the Caribe. Hoy, LATAM works 240 planes Airbus and is the largest Airbus operator in Américh latina.

Airbus has sold más de 1.150 airplanes in Américh Latin and Caribbean. Más de 750 Eastán en operationón throughout the regionón, con más de 520 in the order book, what represents a participationómarket number 58% of passenger aircraft in service. From 1994, Airbus has ensured the 75% of net orders in the regionón.

On 2016, Airbus becameó the first aircraft manufacturer to offer its customers PURE for delivery flights. Today in Día, airplanes and propellerópteros leave the delivery centers Airbus con SAF on board. The SAF has been identified as one of the key elements to help achieve reduction objectives.ón emissions.