Fleet Modifications by Air France

Air France has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus for 60 A220-300 aircraft. The deal also includes an additional 30 options and 30 acquisition rights which could potentially see an order of 120 aircraft. The aircraft are planned to be delivered from September 2021 and will replace the airline’s existing A218 and A319 fleet of around 51 aircraft. The airline has stated that the induction of A220-300 aircraft will allow the company to increase its competitiveness by reducing its cost-per-seat by more than ten percent compared to the aircraft it will replace. The airline also has 63 A320/A321 aircraft in its fleet which is likely be replaced with A320/321neo aircraft in the future.