Avianca and Gol parent Abra Group has announced commitments for seven Airbus A330neo jets and 50 more A320neos as it expands its order book.
The move comes one day after Abra said it had filed papers with the US Securities and Exchange Commission proposing that it complete an initial public offering of stock.
Abra says the aircraft orders reflect its aim to “strengthen its position as the airline with the largest and most modern fleet order book in Latin America”.
The leased A330neos will be operated by the group’s airlines “according to market-driven operational and financial opportunities at the time of their integration”, Abra says.
The group does not specify which lessor will supply the aircraft, nor when they will arrive.
The A320neo commitment is a firming of options that came with a previously disclosed firm order, from which 88 units were already outstanding. The fresh commitment means Abra foresees deliveries of 138 A320neos continuing through to 2032.
The group also notes that it expects to receive its first A320neo to be fitted with an Airspace cabin towards the end of 2025. It will be integrated into Avianca’s fleet, which already features around 35 A320neo jets.
Alongside a commitment for five A350-900 twinjets signed in 2024 – which are due to arrive “in the coming years” – Abra also has an existing order in place for 96 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, deliveries of which will continue through to 2030.
Brazilian low-cost carrier Gol has been receiving the group’s Max jets in its all-Boeing fleet, while Colombia-based Avianca has an entirely A320-family narrowbody fleet.
Avianca also operates Boeing 787 widebodies.
Abra has also disclosed that it is seeking an AOC in Chile and plans to introduce an ACMI operation in the country.
