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The Spanish company Iberia, which continues to renew its fleet, announced on Monday July 4 that it has put into service the fifth of the six Airbus A320neo aircraft planned for this year and the 13th of this model in its fleet Flights over short and medium distances.
This A320neo, registered ECNTQ, is named Leonardo Torres Quevedo in honor of one of the great Spanish inventors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A civil engineer by trade, Leonardo was distinguished by his great inventive and decisive ability.
He immersed himself in areas very different for his time, such as aeronautics and algebra, and his contributions have been highlighted both in Spain and abroad in various fields of technology such as cable cars or airships.
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All Iberia Airbus A320neos have names related to aviation: Leonardo Torres Quevedo is the latest in a line that includes Amelia Earhart, María Bernaldo de Quirós, Patrulla Águila or Getafe, the birthplace of aviation in Spain, among others .
Currently, the Iberia Group fleet includes 148 aircraft from the A350, A330 and A320 families, 80 of which belong to Iberia; 23 to the Iberia Express from the A320 family; and another 45 to Air Nostrum from the ATR 72 and CRJ families.
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