Frontier Airlines has agreed with Airbus to defer deliveries of 54 aircraft originally scheduled for 2025-2028 to 2029-2031, reducing fleet inductions and slowing growth to around 10pc per year, down from close to 20pc.
The ULCC also decided not to purchase any A321-200NY(XLR) aircraft and will convert 18 A320neo on order to non-XLR A321neo variants instead.
The revised delivery schedule includes a mix of A320neo and A321neo aircraft over the years, with the bulk of deliveries scheduled for the late 2020s and beyond.
Frontier’s CFO stated that the deferrals will help moderate growth, reduce financial requirements, and lower pre-delivery payments, with the airline reporting a net profit of USD31m for the second quarter on revenue of USD973m.
- 2024: nine A321-200NX, and one engine;
- 2025: eight A320-200N, thirteen A321neo, and four engines;
- 2026: seven A320neo, fifteen A321neo, and four engines;
- 2027: eight A320neo, twenty-six A321neo, and three engines;
- 2028: four A320neo, thirty A321neo, and two engines;
- 2029 and later: seventy-six A321neo.
