Viva Aerobus continues to add aircraft and reached a total of 50 Airbus incorporated into its fleet.
The aircraft number 50 is an Airbus A321neo with registration XA-VBM, which landed on Saturday, July 31 at 7:00 p.m. at the Monterrey International Airport. The plane took off on the morning of the same day from Hamburg, Germany, stopping at Keflavík, Iceland and Bangor, United States.
“The arrival of our 50 aircraft is a symbol of our commitment to accessible air connectivity in Mexico, and it is also a recognition of the ultra-low-cost business model and our expansion strategy, which allows us to provide our passengers with additional value by combine the youngest fleet in Mexico, which offers the highest standards in safety and reliability, with the lowest prices,” mentioned Juan Carlos Zuazua, General Director of Viva Aerobus.
With this arrival, Viva Aerobus reaffirms itself as the airline with the youngest fleet in the country and the second youngest in all of North America, now made up of 5 Airbus A321Ceos, 5 Airbus A321neos, 20 Airbus A320Ceos and 20 Airbus A320Neos, with an average age 4.6 years.
Its rival Volaris, with 90 aircraft, has an average of 5.2 years old in its fleet. While Aeroméxico, with 72 aircraft, is 7.2 years old, not counting Aeroméxico Connect and its Embraer 190 fleet, which together total 11.8 years.
“We are extremely proud that Viva Aerobus is receiving its 50th aircraft, and that it has added a new A321neo to its family of aircraft. This milestone confirms that the A320 Family is the world’s most popular single-aisle aircraft family, for its excellent performance of more than 20 percent fuel and CO2 savings. We will continue working together with Viva Aerobus to continue meeting important milestones together,” said Arturo Barreira, Airbus President for Latin America and the Caribbean.
An aircraft per month
The incorporation of this aircraft is part of the fierce growth that the company has been making. From June 2020 to July 2021 it received five Airbus A321neos, five Airbus A321ceos, two Airbus A320ceos and one Airbus A320neos. The surprise was the A321ceos and two A320ceos, added to the company due to the strong increase in the post-pandemic Mexican domestic market.
The low cost has 129 national routes that connect 41 destinations, a network in which Monterrey and Mexico City lead, having 32 links and becoming its main bases. Cancun, Guadalajara and Tijuana are their other bases, where they have 21, 19 and 10 connections respectively.
On the other hand, in the international market it has 20 routes with which it connects 9 cities. Its main market is the United States, although the FAA’s categorization problems implied less possibility of expansion to the northern giant at this stage. This situation led it to seek new markets outside the United States and this August 21 it will disembark in South America, once its flights between Mexico City and Bogotá, in Colombia, are inaugurated.
