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The order includes 60 single-aisle A320-family aircraft as well as 22 of the next generation A350 XWBs (Xtra Wide Body).
The A320-family planes will replace 60 older aircraft in the US Airways’ fleet, with deliveries beginning in 2010. The airline is slated to receive its first A350 in 2014 with deliveries running through 2017.