A321 neo is largest easyJet

EasyJet easily stole the show on the Wednesday of Farnborough week with the mid-morning arrival from Gatwick of its first Airbus A321neo with transport secretary Chris Grayling and new CEO Johan Lundgren on board. The A321 offers 235 seats against 189 on its A320 sibling.  

Complying with Stock Exchange rules earlier that morning, the Luton-based operator had announced a 14% increase in total revenue to £1.6bn in the third quarter, with passenger numbers rising by 9.3%. The airline predicts a pre-tax profit for the 12 months to the end of September in a £550-£590m range, up from an estimate of £530-580m in May. 

This is in spite of air traffic problems over France and a requirement to bring the former Air Berlin operation at Berlin Tegel Airport up to standard in terms of efficiency. 

Lundgren was bullish. “The A321 also provide easyJet with the lowest operating costs in the single-aisle aircraft category with unit cost savings which are estimated to be up to 9% better than an A320neo and around 21% better than an A319,” he said.

The A321neos are powered by CFM’s LEAP-1A engine with up to 15% savings in fuel burn and CO2 emissions, and a reduced noise footprint of 50% in the take-off and landing phase, compared with previous generations of the aircraft.

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