Easyjet places order
LONDON: British no-frills airline Easyjet on Tuesday ordered 36 Airbus A320 jets worth $3.8 billion (3.5 billion euros) at catalogue prices, after posting record annual profits on keen demand. Easyjet said in a results statement it will purchase 30 next-generation fuel-efficient A320neo aircraft, converting options that had been announced back in 2013, and has added another six firm orders for current-generation A320s. The 36 popular single-aisle Airbus airplanes, which have 186 seats, are for delivery between 2018 and 2021. Easyjet, which is based in Luton north of London, added that it would take more options for 30 A320neo aircraft, taking its total number of options to 100.