Iberia Takes Delivery of New Airbus A320neo, the “Leonardo Torres Quevedo”

•  This is the thirteenth aircraft of this model acquired by the airline

•  It is the most advanced model for Iberia's short- and medium-haul flights: 50% quieter and 15% to 20% more efficient in terms of fuel consumption and CO2 emissions

As part of its continuing fleet-renewal strategy, Iberia received the fifth of the six Airbus A320neo aircrafts it ordered for this year. This aircraft will be the thirteenth of this model to operate short- and medium-haul flights.

A More Comfortable and Sustainable Aircraft

The A320neo is the most technologically advanced and efficient aircraft in Iberia's short- and medium-haul fleet. Equipped with Leap-1A type CFM engines, the A320neo is 50% quieter than its predecessors, consumes 15% to 20% less fuel and, therefore, reduces CO2 emissions and halves NOx emissions.

In addition, the latest A320neo that Iberia added to its fleet boasts an "Airspace" cabin, which is more comfortable for passengers: it features larger overhead compartments for hand luggage, more space on board for passengers due to the redesign of the side panels, new ambient lighting (“light mode”) and sinks with an antibacterial finish, among other improvements.

Honouring a Great Inventor

This A320neo with registration EC-NTQ bears the name Leonardo Torres Quevedo, in homage to one of the great Spanish inventors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Torres Quevedo, who was born in Cantabria and trained as a civil engineer, was famed for his great inventiveness and decisiveness.

He explored a wide range of fields such as aeronautics and algebra, and his contributions were outstanding both in Spain and abroad, in various areas of engineering, such as the design of cable cars and airships.

All of Iberia's Airbus A320neo aircraft bear names related to aviation: Leonardo Torres Quevedo is the latest in a series that includes Amelia Earhart, María Bernaldo de Quirós, Patrulla Águila and Getafe, the cradle of aviation, among others.

Note to the editor:

The Iberia Group’s current fleet is made up of 148 aircraft, 80 belonging to Iberia, from the A350, A330 and A320 families; 23 belonging to Iberia Express, from the A320 family; and another 45 belonging to Air Nostrum. More information on the Iberia Group fleet can be found at https://grupo.iberia.es/about_us/fleet