PARIS: American Airlines has signed a deal for a further 85 Airbus A321neo jets, bringing the total number of the order from the European aircraft manufacturer to 219, Airbus said on Monday.
The United States biggest airline has also increased its orders with Boeing and Brazil’s Embraer.
According to the latest Airbus catalogue prices, the deal is worth over $11 billion.
The US carrier expressed its confidence in demand for air travel by saying it is similarly ordering 85 more 737 MAX-10 aircraft in a roughly $11.5 billion deal with Boeing and 90 smaller Embraer E175 aircrafts, taking its overall order package, to 260 jets, largest in more than a decade.
American Airlines to date have already taken delivery of 70 A321 single aisle aircrafts.
The Airlines’ agreement with Boeing foresees converting a previous order for smaller 30 MAX-8 into MAX-10 currently in their certification process with an option for a further 75 jets from the US aircraft manufacturer.
Currently American Airlines has a fleet of 59 Boeing 737 e with 71 others on order.
