Air China and its wholly-owned subsidiary Air China Import and Export Co Ltd. have signed a purchase agreement for 18 A320neo family aircraft with AFS Investments I Inc, which is a subsidiary of GECAS.

In a brief release posted by the Centre for Aviation (CAPA), it noted that the purchase agreement includes five A320-200neos and 13 A321-200LRs.

The aircraft are expected to be delivered to AFS Investments I Inc in batches before 2022 before delivery to the airline, it added.