China News Agency, Guangzhou, February 19 (Reporter Guo Jun) China Southern Airlines (hereinafter referred to as "China Southern") introduced two new high-performance "high plateau" aircraft A319neo, which arrived in Guangzhou on the morning of the 19th.
China Southern Airlines officially became the first airline in the world to operate the A319neo.
The new aircraft will be put into operation on China Southern Airlines' "High Plateau" route.
The high-altitude airports involved in such routes can only be operated by some high-performance aircraft, including the A319neo.
After the addition of the new passenger aircraft, China Southern Airlines Group’s fleet has reached 881 sorties, making it the airline with the largest number of transport aircraft, the most developed route network and the largest annual passenger volume in China.
This year, China Southern will also successively introduce two A319neo passenger aircraft, which are expected to be delivered by July.
China Southern Airlines A319neo passenger aircraft has applied many latest technologies, including CFM International's new generation LEAP-1A engine, with a range of up to 3,650 nautical miles. ratio, reduced by up to 50%.
The 2 new airliners are also equipped with Sharklets, which have significant environmental performance.
Fuel consumption is 20% lower than the previous generation aircraft, single-seat CO2 emissions are 20% lower, and NOx emissions are 50% lower than CAEP/6 (6th ICAO Aviation Environmental Protection Committee) standards.
The new passenger aircraft adopts a comfortable three-class cabin layout, including 4 business class seats, 24 pearl economy class seats and 108 economy class seats, more spacious seat design and a new generation of in-flight entertainment system.
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