New short and medium-haul fleet for Condor: The Condor Supervisory Board has decided to order a total of 41 aircraft from the A32Xneo family. These are 13 Airbus A320neo and 28 Airbus A321neo as well as other purchase options that will successively replace the existing short and medium-haul fleet at Condor (Airbus A320/1 and Boeing 757). With up to 20 per cent less kerosene consumption and CO2 emissions and up to 50 per cent less noise, the new short and medium-haul fleet will set new standards. The aircraft are scheduled to be flown in from spring 2024 – directly after the rollover of the entire long-haul fleet has been completed. Condor will replace the Boeing 767 with a brand new Airbus A330neo from autumn 2022. With the 2-litre aircraft on long-haul routes and the state-of-the-art short and medium-haul aircraft of the A32Xneo family, Condor is consistently focusing on the latest technology, maximum efficiency and the highest level of customer comfort and will have one of the greenest fleets in all of Europe.
“After replacing our entire long-haul fleet with the latest 2-litre aircraft by early 2024, the logical next step for us is to also modernize our short- and medium-haul fleet. With our new A320neo and A321neo aircraft, we are consistently developing our fleet and ourselves as a company, and we are also taking care of our own claim of enabling responsible and comfortable travel with significantly reduced CO2 emissions, significantly less kerosene consumption and less noise,” he said Ralf Teckentrup, CEO of Condor.
The Airbus A32Xneo family represents the most modern and highly efficient aircraft technology in the world paired with significantly improved aerodynamics thanks to the wings and wing tips, the so-called sharklets. The new Condor aircraft will also have the latest engine generation from Pratt & Whitney: the two new versions, PW1127G on the A320neo and PW1133G on the A321neo, not only reduce fuel consumption by 20 per cent but can also run on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). operate. In addition, the brand-new Airbuses emit up to 20 per cent less CO2 and produce up to 50 per cent less noise. Converted, the kerosene consumption per passenger over 100 kilometres on board an A321neo is 1.7 litres, with an A320neo 1.9 litres – and that with the highest level of customer comfort.
It was agreed not to disclose all details of the contracts. By using the new short/medium-haul aircraft and the use of the Airbus A330neo on long-haul routes, Condor is not only reducing its emission values but also its operating costs and improving its already particularly lean cost structure.
