A320neo deliveries this year overtake A320's

Airbus’s A320neo family has overtaken the A320 in terms of 2018 deliveries, with the re-engined version accounting for the majority handed over so far this year. The airframer reached the tipping-point around 28-30 July, when deliveries of an A321neo to SriLankan Airlines, and subsequent transfer of A320neos to Avianca, Go Air and IndiGo Airlines, took the re-engined aircraft into the lead. Airbus’s latest delivery figures confirm that the A320neo edged further ahead during August. Over the first 8 months of this year the airframer delivered 349 single-aisle jets, including 5 A220s. The remaining 344 comprised 185 A320neo-family and 159 A320-family jets, meaning that the re-engined version accounted for nearly 54% of A320 deliveries. <br/>