Market Presence. With 44 customers for the A321neo but only six deliveries as of the end of August 2017, the current deployment is less than originally envisaged but is an improving picture. In the first eight months of 2017 a total of 185 A320ceo/neos were delivered compared to 123 A321ceo/neos but this proportion will increase in favor of the A321neo as the backlog of A320neos currently parked and awaiting engines is eliminated. With over 1,400 orders for the A321neo a move to larger aircraft is clearly indicated. Whilst not every operator will wish to fill the aircraft with 230-240 seats, the move away from even 180 seats is clearly illustrated. Operators are increasingly seeking to improve efficiency and meet traffic growth. The easiest way of achieving this is to increase aircraft size.
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