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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/easyjet-places-order-for-new-planes.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Low-cost airline easyJet has announced an order for another 15 aircraft" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/min-easyjet-places-order-for-new-planes.jpg" alt="Low-cost airline easyJet has announced an order for another 15 aircraft"/></a></p>
<p>Low-cost airline easyJet has announced an order for another 15 aircraft in the latest multi-million pound drive to bolster its fleet.</p>
<p>The carrier confirmed it was buying 15 more Airbus A320 planes and switching a deal for the delivery of 20 A319 aircraft to larger A320s to increase passenger capacity. It also secured new options over a further 33 A320s.</p>
<p>EasyJet declined to reveal how much the latest 15 firm orders were worth, but said it was receiving &#8220;substantial price concessions&#8221; on the 1.1 billion US dollar (£704 million) list price.</p>
<p>Its orders come amid pressure from founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, who has previously criticised plans to expand its fleet.</p>
<p>Sir Stelios, who recently resolved a long-running dispute with the firm, gave a cautious welcome to the announcement, but said he wanted greater clarity on where the planes will be deployed.</p>
<p>He said: &#8220;As the licensor of the easyJet brand, any move that increases easyJet&#8217;s turnover should lead to higher royalties, so today&#8217;s announcement sounds like good news at least in the short term from this perspective.&#8221;</p>
<p>He added: &#8220;We shall see if these 15 incremental aircraft will find deployment on profitable new routes and earn the appropriate return on capital employed. I am still hoping to get greater transparency on which routes these and any other new aircraft are to be deployed.&#8221;</p>
<p>The &#8220;no frills&#8221; airline currently has 193 planes and aims to increase this to 220 by the end of September 2013. Its 15 new aircraft will be delivered between 2012 and 2014.</p>
<p>Recently appointed chief executive Carolyn McCall said: &#8220;A central feature of the agreement is the flexibility it gives easyJet to vary the growth rate in its capacity to reflect economic conditions and market opportunities.&#8221;</p>
<p>EasyJet recently revealed a near-trebling in annual pre-tax profits, surging to £154 million in the year to September 30 &#8211; an increase of £99.3 million. Shares in the group rose 3% following the fleet expansion news.</p>
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