Airlines
Tigerair Taiwan Pounces on A321neo deal
Low-cost carrier needs larger aircraft for high-demand routes
Tigerair Taiwan
Tigerair Taiwan chairperson Joyce Huang (left) and Benoît de Saint-Exupéry, Airbus executive vice president of sales for commercial aircraft, signed a contract on Wednesday.

Tigerair Taiwan has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus for four A321neo narrowbodies. The deal signed on Wednesday at the Singapore Airshow is intended to support the carrier’s network expansion and improve the fuel efficiency of its fleet.

The low-cost carrier operates 17 A320 family twinjets, including nine A320ceos and eight A320neos. In addition to domestic routes, Tigerair operates services to Japan, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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