Airbus signed a "historic" contract to sell 255 A321 single-aisle aircraft to four companies affiliated with the American "Indigo Partners" group, on the first day of the Dubai Airshow, Sunday.
The order value for Wizz Air, Frontier Airlines, Volaris and Jet Masart is more than $33 billion, according to the latest price list published in 2018, by the giant European manufacturer.
The Dubai Airshow opened its doors on Sunday in the first large gathering organized since the Covid-19 pandemic, with the start of the recovery of the aviation sector, which is facing a difficult dilemma due to environmental pressures.
The paralysis of air traffic in the spring of 2020 severely damaged airlines, caused financial losses, and put pressure on companies that suspended hundreds of flights due to the lack of passengers.
According to estimates by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), global airlines will incur a global loss of 51.8 billion dollars this year due to the Covid-19 epidemic, and will continue to record negative results in 2022, but with a lower loss estimated at 11.6 billion dollars.
"We are pleased to expand our relationship with "Indigo Partners" (...who acted quickly and decisively over the past few months to prepare themselves for this historic decade as the impact of the epidemic recedes," Airbus said in the statement, after signing with the American group. .
Under the contract, Hungarian Wizz Air will get 102 planes, American "Frontier" will get 91, Mexican "Volaris" will get 39, and Chilean "JetSmart" will get 23.
Of the 255 A321s, 29 are the futuristic single-aisle XLR, which is capable of traversing long distances, usually the preserve of large aircraft.
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