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Air Lease (ALC) has finalised a firm order worth $10.8bn with Airbus for 25 A330-900neo and 30 A321 long range (LR) airliners.

The aircraft lessor is the latest customer for the A330neo family aircraft and A321LR, which were unveiled at the 2014 Farnborough International Airshow and in January 2015 respectively, Airbus said.

The company earlier increased its firm order for A321neo to 90 aircraft.

ALC chairman Steven Udvar-Házy said: "We see significant market appetite for Airbus’ A321LR and A330neo models, offering operators exactly what they want, even more range, even better economics and superior level of passenger comfort."

"The A321LR is designed to accommodate 206 passengers in a two-class layout, and fly longer routes of up to 4,000nm."

With the latest order, ALC has 258 firm orders for Airbus aircraft, including 53 A320ceo, 140 A320neo, 15 A330, 25 A350 XWB and 25 A330neo family airliners.

The latest addition to the A320neo family, A321LR, is said to offer additional flexibility as it will have the longest range over other single-aisle aircraft. First deliveries of the aircraft are planned to start in 2019.

The A321LR is designed to accommodate 206 passengers in a two-class layout, and fly longer routes of up to 4,000nm.

Powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines, the A330neo is claimed to offer 14% in fuel efficiency and an additional range of up to 400nm.

Launched in July 2014, the A330-800neo and the A330-900neo versions are planned to commence deliveries in late 2017.

Image: The A321LR is designed to accommodate 206 passengers in a two-class layout. Photo: courtesy of Fixion / Airbus SAS.