Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) has firmed up its order for 100 A320neo aircraft with Airbus. This follows a commitment signed in January 2012. The order makes Norwegian a new Airbus customer, and as well, one of the biggest A320neo customers.

The A320neo is a new engine option for the A320 Family entering into service from 2015 and incorporates latest generation engines and large “Sharklet” wing tip devices, which together will deliver 15 percent in fuel savings. The reduction in fuel burn is equivalent to 1.4 million litres of fuel – the consumption of 1,000 mid size cars, saving 3,600 tonnes of C02 per aircraft per year. The A320neo NOx emissions are 50% below CAEP/6, and this aircraft also has a considerably smaller noise footprint.

Until now, Norwegian has been a loyal Boeing 737 customer.

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