Turkey’s LCC Pegasus Airlines has ordered 36 additional Airbus A321neos, according to a Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) announcement on Thursday, June 13 and in a statement on July 14.
“In line with our fleet planning strategy targeting a young fleet with low fuel consumption, low unit-cost performance and low carbon emissions, we’ve reached an agreement with Airbus S.A.S. to amend the Airbus order,” Pegasus said in the KAP.
Based at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen Airport, Pegasus initially executed the order in 2012 and later amended it in 2017, 2021 and 2022 to cover a total of 114 new aircraft.
As a result, the original order for 100 A320/321neo family aircraft, placed by Pegasus with Airbus in 2012, has now been extended to a total of 150 aircraft. Among these, 108 are A321neos, the airline said July 14.
“We embarked on our journey with the belief that everyone has the right to fly, and today, we remain equally dedicated to operational efficiency, financial performance, and sustainability for our industry and the world,” Pegasus Airlines CEO Güliz Öztürk said July 14.
“Through our recent agreement with Airbus, by adding 36 new 239-seater A321neos, we will both expand and modernize our fleet.”
The delivery of the 36 A321neos is expected to take place at the end of 2029.
Pegasus mentions it has the youngest fleet in Turkey with an average age of 4.5 years. “In addition to our fleet transformation with new generation aircraft, we are moving toward this goal through our operational efficiency efforts, increasing our use of sustainable aviation fuel and our focus on alternative energy sources,” the CEO said.
Pegasus expects to take delivery of its 100th aircraft around the third quarter of 2023. “By the end of this year, we plan on operating 108 aircraft,” Pegasus CEO Güliz Öztürk told Aviation Daily recently.
“We are also working on the project to establish our own hangar at Sabiha Gokcen, which generates 66% of our total traffic,” she said. About two-thirds of its fleet are based in Sabiha Gokcen. Other bases include Ankara, Antalya, Izmir and Northern Cyprus.
According to Aviation Week Network Fleet Discovery database, Pegasus operates eight Airbus A320ceos, 46 A320neos, 31 A321neos and 14 Boeing 737-800s. The 737 fleet is expected to be phased out by 2025.
Pegasus has an extensive network in Europe and Turkey, but is also well-established in the Middle East.
