Mexican LCC Switches to Airbus in Latest Order

Mexican budget airline VivaAerobus has ordered 52 Airbus A320-family jets from Airbus , the European planemaker said on Monday, in a record-breaking deal worth $5.1 billion. The order includes 40 A320neo jets, said Rafael Alonso, Airbus executive vice president for Latin America and the Caribbean. The 40 A320neo planes have a combined list price of $4 billion.
Airbus said the deal was the biggest ever order for its aircraft by a single airline in Latin America. News that VivaAerobus would place a large order with Airbus was reported first by Reuters in June.
Airbus said VivaAerobus, which has been using Boeing aircraft, has also ordered 12 A320ceo, with a combined catalog price of $1.1 billion.
The defection of VivaAerobus to a new supplier follows a bitter struggle between Airbus and Boeing as the Mexican low-cost airline becomes the latest to compare the newest fuel-saving models offered by both planemakers.
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