Sichuan Airlines Takes Delivery of First A321 Equipped with Sharklets

Sichuan Airlines has taken delivery of its first A321 aircraft equipped with Sharklets fuel saving wing tip devices.

The aircraft is also the first A321 with Sharklets to be operated in China.

The A321, powered by IAE V2500 engines, features a two-class cabin, seating 194 passengers with 8 in business class and 186 in economy.

Sichuan Airlines is China’s largest all Airbus operator. It introduced an A320 in 1995 to become the first Chinese airline to operate an Airbus fly-by-wire aircraft. It was also the first airline to operate Airbus A321 in China. In 2009, the airline received the first A320 assembled at the Airbus Tianjin Final Assembly.

With the introduction of this A321 with Sharklets, the airline is able to further increase its capacity to meet the growing demand for air travel in China, particularly in the southwestern part of the country, where its hub is based.