Scoot to expand with large A320neo buy

Scoot is set to expand with a large A320neo buy with an order for 16 to be delivered from the last quarter of 2020. The A321neos will be used on routes within six hours (medium-haul markets). The new fleet will enable Scoot to meet its double-digit growth plan by the end of financial year 2020/2021. Of the 16 aircraft, six are an upsize from Scoot’s current A320neo order from Airbus, while 10 will be leased. READ: Singapore Airlines one-stop to Paris a winner The A321neos, powered by Pratt & Whitney engines, will be fitted with 236 seats, 50 more than that of the A320neo. Scoot CEO Mr Lee Lik Hsin said, “The A321neos will inject growth possibilities to our network plans for 2020 and beyond, and it is indeed apt that we have named the first aircraft ‘Wings of Change’. Customers will be greeted by our brand-new cabin interiors, with seat products they are already familiar with. We hope the process of introducing this new fleet into our Scoot family will be as exciting for our customers as it is for us.” On the environmental front, there is an expected 50% reduction in noise footprint and nitrogen oxide emissions as well as a reduction of 5,000 tonnes less carbon dioxide per year per aircraft.