A320neo aircraft bought by Lufthansa

Posted by John McHaleBLAGNAC, France 30 July 2011. Officials at Lufthansa have ordered 30 A320neo narrowbody aircraft from Airbus. This contract follows the selection by the Lufthansa Supervisory Board of the A320neo Family in March of this year. The latest order consists of 25 A320neo and five A321neo aircraft, which will be powered by new-generation Pratt & Whitney PW1100G turbofan engines. Lufthansa Group will have purchased a combined total of 443 Airbus aircraft.The A320neo Family also incorporates large Sharklet wing tip devices, which combined with the new more efficient engines, will deliver as much as 15 percent in fuel savings, Airbus officials say. This will result in about 3,600 tons less CO2 per aircraft, per year. The A320neo Family will have over 95 percent airframe commonality with the existing A320 models and have as much as 500 nautical miles more range or two tons more payload per a given range.See also:Passenger jetliner profile: the Airbus A320neo family of single-aisle narrow-body commercial airlinerRecently introduced A320neo passenger jet family claims star status at Paris Air Show, Airbus saysGE Capital orders 60 Airbus A320neo jetliners and 30 ATR 72-600 regional aircraft at Paris Air Show