LATAM continues to renew their fleet with new, more fuel-efficient aircraft. The Group starts the year with 16 Airbus A320neos, and expects to receive 15 more A320neo Family jets this year, including their first A321neo.
On Tuesday (February 21, 2022), LATAM Group outlined their ongoing fleet renewal plan for 2023, as they continue to receive new, more efficient, state-of-the-art aircraft. The Group started the year with 16 Airbus A320neos, and will add 15 more A320neo Family aircraft this year, including their first Airbus A321neo, ending 2023 with 31 A320neo Family aircraft. LATAM Airlines Group currently operates a fleet of 311 aircraft, and has committed to over 100 of the efficient single-aisle Airbus aircraft by the end of the decade, including A320neos, A321neos and A321XLR models, with the first A321XLR scheduled for delivery in 2025.
In Tuesday’s fleet renewal announcement, LATAM Airlines Group’s Director of Fleet and Projects, Sebastián Acuto, said,
“The renewal of the fleet that we are carrying out is fully aligned with our commitment to sustainability and brings us closer to the goal of becoming a carbon neutral group by 2050. The Airbus A320neo aircraft has more efficient engines, aerodynamic improvements and technologies that provide a 20% lower fuel consumption, with a 50% reduction in nitrogen oxide emissions.”
The Airbus A321XLR has a range of 3,996 nautical miles (7,400 km), the longest of any single-aisle aircraft in the world, and offers a fuel burn reduction of up to 38 percent per flight, compared to a widebody aircraft operating on the same route. The majority of LATAM’s Airbus A320 fleet is also equipped with software that reduces annual CO2 emissions by over 60,000 tons annually by optimizing the aircraft’s flight path. The Group’s passenger fleet currently includes 57 Boeing aircraft, including 767s, 777s, and 787 Dreamliners, as well as 238 Airbus jets, including A319s, A320s, A320neos and A321s.
LATAM Airlines Group S.A. is the leading airline group in Latin America, offering service in five domestic markets (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) as well as international service within Latin America and to Europe, Oceania, the United States and the Caribbean. The airline will also resume service between São Paulo and Johannesburg in mid-2023. The Group operates a fleet of Boeing 767, 777, and 787s, as well as Airbus A319, A320, A320neo, A321 aircraft. LATAM Cargo Chile, LATAM Cargo Colombia and LATAM Cargo Brazil are the LATAM Airlines freight subsidiaries. In addition to passenger aircraft belly hold cargo capacity, the Group operates a fleet of 16 dedicated freighters, which will be expanded to 20 by 2024.
Source: LATAM Airlines Group
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