Aircraft
Gulf Air Signs for 29 A320neo Family Jets
Restructured order worth some $3.5 billion at list prices
Gulf Air's latest Airbus order includes 17 A321neos. (Image: Airbus)
Gulf Air's latest Airbus order includes 17 A321neos. (Image: Airbus)

Gulf Air thrust itself into the spotlight at the Bahrain International Airshow on Thursday with an order for 17 Airbus A321neos and 12 A320neos. Long-term loss-maker Gulf Air expects to post its first profits in more than a decade when it announces its 2015 results in the spring. It said it expects the 29 new neos to “fit seamlessly” into its current fleet of 22 A320s and six A330-200s.