Aircraft in AEGEAN Airlines livery.Credit: © Airbus SAS/Fixion/dreamstime.com - MMS.

Greece-based carrier AEGEAN Airlines has finalised an order to acquire 30 new A320neo family aircraft from Airbus.

The deal, which includes ten A321neo and 20 A320neo planes, is the result of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the parties in March. The amount AEGEAN paid for the aircraft has not been disclosed.

AEGEAN currently flies a fleet of 49 Airbus aircraft, including 37 A320s, 11 A321s and one A319 plane.

AEGEAN Airlines chairman Eftichios Vassilakis said: “Our agreement with Airbus augments AEGEAN’s capacity for development along with a trusted, long standing partner.

“We invest in the bestselling A320neo Family to enhance our competitiveness and to further improve our service offering to our passengers.”

The aircraft are equipped with a number of advanced technologies such as new generation engines and Sharklets, which together can deliver fuel savings of at least 15% at delivery and 20% by 2020.

“We invest in the bestselling A320neo Family to enhance our competitiveness and to further improve our service offering to our passengers.”

So far, Airbushas has secured around 6,100 A320neo family aircraft orders from 100 customers worldwide.

Airbus CEO Tom Enders said: “AEGEAN Airlines is a great example of a resilient and superbly managed airline.

“It has weathered the country’s financial crisis and come out of it much stronger than before.

“Moreover, AEGEAN’s customer focus and attention to service excellence have made the company one of the most awarded airlines in terms of customer satisfaction.”

Airbus has entered a separate agreement with Thai Airways International (THAI) to set up a new maintenance and overhaul (MRO) joint venture (JV) facility at U-Tapao International Airport near Bangkok, Thailand.