Yemenia Confirms Order for 10 Airbus A320s

Yemenia, the official carrier of the state of Yemen, based in Sanaa, has signed a firm contract to buy 10 Airbus A320 Family aircraft from Airbus. The agreement follows the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed at the Dubai airshow.

The aircraft, seating 12 passengers in Business and 138 in Economy class, will replace Yemenia's existing fleet of single aisle and widebody aircraft, enhance and expand their regional services to Gulf States, Middle East, Africa, India and Southern European destinations, and help to stimulate economic growth in Yemen.

Captain Abdulkhalek Al-Kadi, Chairman and CEO of Yemenia said, "Our new A320s will share operational and maintenance commonality with our existing Airbus A330s and our future A350s. The increased efficiency of this integrated fleet will help us achieve our growth targets. The A320 will also enable us to redefine our services by offering our passengers the best cabin comfort in its class. Yemenia is taking this major decision to add a major Fleet modernisation leap. Very soon, we will have a total New Generation Fleet, which will strengthen our Competitiveness."

The A320 Family includes the A318, A319, A320 and A321.

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