South Korean airline plans order for 25 Airbus jets

Airbus said Wednesday that South Korea’s Asiana Airlines plans to order 25 A321neo narrowbody jets.

The deal has a value of $3.1 billion at current list prices.

The A321neo will be part of an existing fleet of A320 family aircraft operated by Asiana Airlines and its low-cost subsidiary Air Busan.

Airbus said in the release that the A321 will become the primary narrowbody jet for both airlines.

Asiana was the operator of a Boeing 777 that crashed at San Francisco International Airport in July 2013, killing three people and injuring more than 180 of the 307 passengers and crew members on board.

This story was originally published February 11, 2015 at 10:55 AM with the headline "South Korean airline plans order for 25 Airbus jets."