American Details Airbus Order, Milestones Reached on A320 Sharklets and A350 XWB Wing
American chooses A319s and A321s.
The first Airbus A320 fitted with fuel-saving "Sharklets" rolled out of the company's assembly hall in Toulouse, France, last week.
The first Airbus A320 fitted with fuel-saving "Sharklets" rolled out of the company's assembly hall in Toulouse, France, last week.

American Airlines last week revealed its choice of the Airbus A319 and A321 as part of its A320 family fleet order announced in July 2011. Plans call for the A319s to come equipped with CFM56-5B engines, while IAE V-2500-A5s power the A321. As announced this past July, American plans to take delivery of 130 current-generation aircraft from the Airbus A320 family starting in 2013. Plans call for American to start taking delivery of 130 A320neos in 2017.