Summary Airline leaders like Vietjet benefit from foresight in ordering A320neo Family jets, ensuring steady aircraft supply and growth opportunities. Vietjet focuses on A321neos and A330neos for optimal fuel efficiency, cost savings, and passenger comfort in expanding Asia-Pacific network. Vietjet's success in the Australian market and steady orders for new aircraft allow for continued growth and increased capacity for peak demand.
At the end of July, Airbus had a total backlog of 8,565 aircraft, of which 7,048 (82%) were for A320neo Family jets. In the first seven months of this year, Airbus delivered 317 A320/A321neos, meaning it had around 13 years of production to fill existing orders at its current delivery rate. Vietjet has a steady supply of A321neos Those figures show that obtaining new A320neo Family aircraft is not all that simple, and airlines that had the foresight to place orders earlier are now reaping the benefits.
Vietnam's largest private carrier, Vietjet , is in that grouping, and last week, the ultra-low-cost carrier confirmed it expects to receive up to another ten new A321neos by the end of this year. Vietjet currently operates a fleet of more than 100 Airbus aircraft , and according to the July Airbus Orders & Deliveries Report, it has 107 A321neos and 20 A330-900neos on order. The airline has had particular success with the A321neo ACF (Airbus Cabin Flex) variant, which typically operates in a one-class layout of 240 seats, and in 2019, became the firs.