Pegasus Air welcomes first of 43 A321neos as part of expansion strategy

Turkey’s Pegasus Air has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo, with 42 more of the aircraft set to follow. The delivery has been a long time coming for Pegasus Air who first ordered the aircraft back in 2012 as part of a 100-aircraft deal, which included 57 A320neo’s and 18 A321neo’s on firm order plus 25 options. On December 21, 2017, the airline converted the 25 options into firm orders for the A321neo. The arrival of the first three A321neo’s was originally scheduled for 2018, with 11 to follow in 2019, none in 2020, five in 2021, seven in