Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Pegasus getting 100 A320neos

Pegasus Airlines, second largest airline in Turkey, signed for up to 100 A320neo aircraft - 58 A320neo and 17 A321neo models - of which 75 are firm orders. Pegasus becomes a new Airbus customer and the first Turkish airline to order the A320neo. This is the largest single commercial aircraft order ever placed by an airline in Turkey. Last week AirAsia ordered 100 A320s. (Source: Airbus, 12/18/12) Previous. Gulf Coast note: Airbus will begin construction in the spring on an A320 assembly line in Mobile, Ala.