Air Macau (NX, Macau International) has signed a long-term dry-lease agreement with AerCap covering three A321-200neo, the lessor said in a press release.

The Airbus narrowbodies will be delivered from November 2020 through to October 2021. They will more than double the carrier's future A321neo fleet. Air Macau already has a contract for the lease of two units of the type from Air Lease Corporation, with deliveries expected in November 2019 and the first quarter of 2020.

The Macanese flag carrier, a subsidiary of Air China (CA, Beijing Capital), currently operates an all-Airbus fleet consisting exclusively of narrowbody units. The ch-aviation fleets module shows that the airline operates two A319-100s, six A320-200s, three A320-200neo, and ten A321-200s. Two of its A321s are owned by AerCap.

It currently uses its A321 fleet to serve routes to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi, Beijing Capital, Chengdu Shuangliu, Da Nang, Hangzhou, Hanoi Noi Bai International, Kaohsiung, Nanjing, Ningbo, Osaka Kansai, Seoul Incheon, Shanghai Hongqiao, Shanghai Pudong, Taipei Taoyuan, and Xiamen.