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Monday, December 10, 2012

Peach to Add Further Seven A320-200 Aircraft to Fleet Increasing Fleet Size to 17 Aircraft from Current 10 by Second Half of 2015

Osaka, December 5, 2012 – Peach Aviation Limited (CEO: Shinichi Inoue), Japan’s first dedicated low cost carrier (LCC), announced today that it has signed a letter of intent to introduce new Airbus A320-200 aircraft to its fleet with operating leases starting in the second half of 2013.
Peach already announced that it will be operating total of 10 A320-200 jet airliners by the summer of 2013. The company reached the decision to introduce the additional aircraft based on its business plan, which is in effect from the second half of 2013 to 2015.
The planning for further aircraft procurement, beyond 2015 and based on the business plan, will start at the beginning of fiscal 2013. Peach will also consider introducing the A320neo model beyond 2015, in line with its proactive route development and future business expansion.
■ Letter of Intent 7 aircraft (operating lease)
■ Delivery between second half of 2013 and second half of 2015
■ Airbus A320-200 specifications
Length 37.6 m, width 34.1 m, height 11.8 m
Engines: CFM56-5B Numberofseats: 180
With the slogan of ‘’Making air travel more fun and bringing Asia closer together’’ Peach aims to expand its network in order to become the preferred airline between Japan and Asia, whilst at the same time cultivating relationships, connecting people and improving relations between fellow Asian cultures.

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