Frontier Airlines unveiled its first Airbus A321neo with GTF engines
Frontier Airlines officially unveiled its first Pratt & Whitney GTF engines Airbus A321neo on Tuesday at an event at Tampa International Airport. The aircraft will be the most fuel-efficient commercial aircraft among all U.S. airlines, the company said in a statement.
The aircraft is the first of 158 A321neo’s to be delivered to the ultra-low-cost carrier by leading airplane manufacturer Airbus between now and 2029. Frontier currently has 226 aircraft in total on order which will nearly triple its fleet size by the end of the decade.
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The event also included the unveiling of an eye-catching special edition livery. As a reminder, all Frontier aircraft feature the image of an animal on the tail, many of them endangered and threatened species.
“The addition of these new A321neo’s to our fleet will make the greenest airline in the U.S. even greener with these aircraft able to achieve 120 miles per gallon per seat,” said Barry Biffle, president and CEO, Frontier Airlines.
“Frontier has the largest A321neo backlog in North America — a concrete example of their core focus on efficiency and the environment,” said Jeff Knittel, chairman and CEO of Airbus Americas.
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