Wednesday 24 June 2020

China Express receives its first A320neo on 23 June 2020

Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
                  / KUCINTA SETIA

Image courtesy : Airbus 

China Express has received its first Airbus A320neo aircraft at the Airbus Tianjin Delivery Center on 23 June 2020. China Express, headquartered in Chongqing, became the first private regional airline operating Airbus A320 aircraft in 2017. After receiving the first A320neo aircraft, the company's fleet size reached 50 aircraft, currently operating 12 A320 series aircraft and 38 regional passenger aircraft.

China Express’ A320neo aircraft uses Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan™ engines and adopts a comfortable two-stage cabin layout (4 business class and 168 economy class). The airline plans to put the aircraft into operation on its domestic and international routes.

Airbus A320neo series aircraft use the latest technology including a new generation engine and shark fin winglets, fuel consumption can be reduced by 20%. Since the launch of the project in 2010, the A320neo series aircraft has received more than 7,400 confirmed orders from more than 110 customers around the world, firmly occupying about 60% of the market share of this level.

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