Transavia France begins Airbus transition with first A320neo

Transavia France has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo twinjet, marking the beginning of its transition away from operating Boeing 737s. The low-cost carrier’s Dutch stablemate had received its first A320neo-family aircraft – an A321neo – as 2023 came to an end. Transavia France’s first A320neo is powered by CFM International Leap-1A engines and arrives through lessor Avolon, Airbus said on 10 January. It features 186 seats in a single-class layout, the airframer indicates. The Air France-KLM unit’s fleet also features around 70 737-800 aircraft, with Transavia’s Dutch unit operating a further 40 or so 737-800s and a handful of 737-700s. The two Transavia units and KLM are beginning their transition to Airbus narrowbodies following an Air France-KLM order placed in 2021 and smaller deals with lessors. KLM has indicated that it also expects to receive its first A320neo-family jet this year. The three carriers will take a mixture of A320neos and A321neos.<br/>