2023-05-22 12:00:00
The airline company low cost easyJet va hire eleven used single-aisle aircraft for deliveries by the end of the year, while the arrival ofNew Airbuses is still constrained by supply chain issues.
EasyJet expects to take 18 aircraft deliveries in the current 2023-24 financial year, 27 aircraft the following year and 28 in the 2025-26 financial year, a pace taking into account the problems of the European aircraft manufacturer to provide the family A320neo on time. easyJet Chief Financial Officer Kenton Jarvis said according to FlightGlobal : « The 18 [avions] take into account the delays planned for Airbus in 2024, but in 2025-26 it comes back to our contract position, and we will have to see how the supply chain challenges work and obviously we will work in collaboration with them ».
Waiting for, eleven A320s “in mid-life” will be let by the end of December; easyJet said that in the first half to the end of March, it had already added eight aircraft to its fleet, which now has 328 (five A320neos and three second-hand A320s). Two of the five A320neos have arrived about two years ahead of their original schedule, but have yet to enter service – having been ‘taken over’ from another carrier with a different interior.
EasyJet’s order book includes 163 firm aircraft, of which 130 A320neo et 33 A321neo. “In order to meet the long-term needs of our fleet, we will continue to examine all options in the future,” said a press release during the presentation of the half-year results. The CFO clarified that “following” Ryanair (which has just ordered up to 300 Boeing 737 MAX 10, deliverable from 2027) is not on the agenda, as easyJet’s needs are currently “fulfilled” until 2028. possibly the period 2029-2034, “ we will be fully engaged when the time is right »…
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