Bamboo Airways' first A320neo under purchase-order from Airbus arrives in Hanoi on 2 April 2021

 Report by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA / Image courtesy : Bamboo Airways

According to Bamboo Airways Facebook, Bamboo Airways has received its latest and first Airbus A320neo under direct purchase-order from Airbus in the morning of 2 April 2021. The 29th aircraft of Bamboo Airways' fleet left Toulouse for Hanoi on 1 April 2021.

Bamboo Airways' newly-inducted A320neo is due to launch its first scheduled flight from Hanoi to Pleiku on 3 April 2021 under flight QH1701.

The A320neo jet will also be utilized on future scheduled routes to Singapore, Suvarnabhumi, Kansai and Narita. 

Currently, according to Wikipedia, Bamboo Airways has four other A320neo jets on lease from BOC and CDB Aviation, five A321neo jets, three A321-200 jets on lease from AviaAM Leasing, Aergo Capital, three 787-9 Dreamliners, six A320-200s and one A319 on lease from other aircraft leasing companies.

Bamboo Airways has firm purchase orders for 11 Dreamliners from Boeing and one new A321neo jet from Airbus.