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Bahrain's national carrier Gulf Air announced that it was on target with its fleet renewal programme following the delivery of its eighth A320-200 last month.
The new aircraft completes the first phase of the airline's order for 15 A320-200s. Along with two E170AR regional jets this brings the number of new aircraft in the airline's fleet to 10 reducing the average age of the fleet from 12 to 8 years.
Gulf Air CEO, Samer Majali, said: "We are delighted to be on-track with our aircraft re-fleeting programme. A core proposition of our new strategy is to increase our regional strength and position.
"In order to achieve this we need to ensure that our aircraft are optimised for the routes served.
"Narrow-body aircraft form the backbone of our regional network as we continue to identify niche markets and serve them.
"As such it is important that we invest in the most efficient and reliable aircraft with the highest levels of comfort for our customers."
The new aircraft have replaced five older narrow body aircraft phased out in the last five months due to increasing maintenance costs and low fuel efficiency.
The A320-200 aircraft have been financed under Export Credit Agency backed financing.
The airline has a total of 19 narrow-body aircraft: 13 A320s; two A319s, A321s and Embraers.
