Cebu Pacific has placed a firm order for 70 Airbus A321neo aircraft, finalizing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) announced by the airline in July.
Mike Szucs, CEO of Cebu Pacific stated, «The selection of the Airbus A321neo underscores our focus on operational efficiency, sustainability, and innovation, ensuring that we continue to deliver the highest standards of service while significantly reducing our carbon footprint.» He added that this milestone reflects «our ongoing commitment to making air travel more accessible and affordable, while supporting the Philippines’ broader economic growth and connectivity goals.»
Benoît de Saint-Exupéry. Executive Vice President of Sales at Airbus’ Commercial Aircraft division, commented, «The A320 Family has supported Cebu Pacific’s domestic and short-haul international network growth over the last two decades. We are grateful to the airline for its continued endorsement of our best-selling single-aisle product line.» He also emphasized that the A321neo is highly valued for «its unmatched economics, performance, and fuel efficiency,» expressing confidence that these new aircraft will contribute to Cebu Pacific’s expansion as one of Asia-Pacific’s leading low-cost carriers.
Cebu Pacific currently operates 61 A320 Family aircraft across its regional network, in addition to nine A330 widebodies on high-density routes in the region and to destinations in the Middle East. With this latest order, the airline’s backlog with Airbus now stands at 94 A320neo Family aircraft and seven A330neo.
The A321neo is the largest member of Airbus’ best-selling A320neo Family, with over 6,500 aircraft ordered by over 90 customers worldwide.
