CEB acquires 3 additional aircraft
CLARK FREEPORT – Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) beefs up its fleet with the arrival of three additional brand new Airbus A321CEO (Current Engine Option) aircraft.
With these deliveries, the CEB fleet is now comprised of 65 aircraft, specifically four Airbus A321CEO, 36 Airbus A320, eight Airbus A330, eight ATR 72-500 and nine ATR 72-600.
Cebu Pacific invested US$ 4.9 billion for its new A321 fleet, with deliveries of additional three A321CEOs and 32 A321NEOs (New Engine Option) spread from this year until 2022. These new aircraft support Cebu Pacific’s expansion plans across the region, further boosting a network that now spans over 100 routes on 37 domestic and 26 international destinat i ons.
The new A321CEOs can accommodate 50 more passengers, with a total seating capacity of 230 seats. Coupled with investments in avionics, this will enable CEB to operate more efficiently, and offer even lower fares to its customers.
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – An 8.5hectare Aeta land at Sitio Haduan in Mabalacat City will soon be developed as a model community and tourist destination according to government executives.
This was gleaned during the “Consultative Luncheon Meeting on One Direction: The Haduan (Aeta) Model Community Project” at Max’s Restaurant in Villa del Sol here. The meeting was led by Pampanga Second District Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Governor Lilia “Nanay” Pineda, Clark Development Corporation (CDC) Chairman Jose “Ping” De Jesus and CDC President-CEO Noel F. Manankil.
De Jesus, during his project overview presentation, said the Pampanga provincial government and the CDC wanted “to connect with an ancestral community.”
Cebu Pacific operates one of the youngest and most modern aircraft fleets in the world, with an average age of 4.86 years.
Cebu Air Inc. is the largest carrier in the Philippine air transportation industry, offering its low-cost services to more destinations and routes with higher flight frequency within the Philippines than any other airline.
CEB currently offers flights to a total of 37 domestic and 26 international destinations, operating an extensive network across Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and the US.
Its 65-strong fleet is comprised of four Airbus A321ceo, 36 Airbus A320, eight Airbus A330, eight ATR 72-500 and nine ATR 72-600. Between 2018 and 2022, CEB expects delivery of three more brand-new Airbus A321ceo, 32 Airbus A321neo and seven ATR 72-600 aircraft.