Air Arabia (G9, Sharjah) has announced it has firmed up options with Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) for five A320-200s.

The aircraft are part of an existing order the UAE-based LCC placed with the Europeans in 2007 (thirty-four) and 2008 (ten). As such, the five new A320s will be put into service starting in the second quarter of 2017.

Air Arabia currently operates thirty-eight A320s at its mainline Sharjah-based carrier, along with one at Air Arabia Egypt (E5, Alexandria Borg el Arab), two at Air Arabia Jordan (Amman Queen Alia), and five at Air Arabia Maroc (3O, Casablanca Mohamed V).