JetSMART takes delivery of its first US-built Airbus A320neo
JetSMART, the South American ultra low cost carrier (ULCC) operating in Chile, Argentina and Peru, has taken delivery of its first A320neo produced at Airbus’ U.S. plant in Mobile, Alabama. The company is the first South American airline to take delivery of an aircraft manufactured at this plant.
“We proudly welcome our 26th aircraft, the Guacamayo, being the first A320neo manufactured in the United States at Airbus’ Alabama facility, to be operated in South America. This milestone brings us one step closer to our goal of reaching 100 aircraft by 2028 with the most efficient fleet in the region,” said Estuardo Ortiz, CEO of JetSMART Airlines.
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JetSMART is a ULCC with a fleet of exclusively Airbus aircraft developed by Indigo Partners. It currently operates 25 A320 family aircraft, including nine A320neo and five A321neo. In 2017, the airline signed a purchase agreement for 70 A320neo and six A320ceo aircraft. It took delivery of its first A320neo in October 2019 and formalized an order for 12 A321XLRs that same year. In 2021, it announced an additional order for 23 NEO aircraft.
In 2015, Mobile, Alabama, became home to Airbus’ first U.S.-based commercial aircraft manufacturing plant. From an initial workforce of about 250 producing A320 Family aircraft, the facility now employs more than 1,600 people and produces A320 and A220 Family aircraft. To date, more than 400 aircraft have been delivered to 14 customers.
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