Airbus confirms Spirit as new customer

Airbus said it will add Spirit Airlines, a low-cost carrier, as a new customer.
Spirit has signed a firm order to buy 15 Airbus A320 family aircraft, plus up to 50 options. The firm order consists of 11 A319s and four A321s. Spirit will lease four A321s, in addition to the 20 A319 and A321 aircraft it has already announced it will lease from International Lease Finance Corp.
This order has a potential for up to 65 purchased aircraft and 24 leased aircraft. The first delivery of an Airbus aircraft will be a leased A321 in September 2004.
“We founded this airline on the concept of value, and these new Airbus aircraft will allow us to deliver on the promise to our customers to provide more for less,” said Jacob Schorr, CEO of Spirit Airlines. “In the interest of economics, technology and comfort, the choice of the A320 family was a clear one. This is our 14th year in business and we’re the 16th largest airline in the U.S.–we look forward to advancing those numbers on the wings of Airbus.”