Mexican LCC VivaAerobus orders 52 Airbus jets

[MEXICO CITY] Airbus on Monday signed its biggest Latin American order from a single airline in its history, with a US$5.2 billion purchase agreement for 52 aircraft with Mexican low- cost carrier (LCC) VivaAerobus.

The deal will replace the airline's entire fleet of Boeing 737-300 planes to become an all-Airbus carrier by 2016, the European aircraft maker said in a statement.

The purchase agreement with VivaAerobus Group includes 52 Airbus A320 Family aircraft: 40 A320neo, a more fuel-efficient version of the medium haul A320, and 12 A320ceo.