Airbus says JetBlue deal marks 10,000th A320 family order

Customers check in at a JetBlue Airways counter at LaGuardia Airport in New York April 5, 2012. JETBLUE/ REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus said on Tuesday it had reached the 10,000th order for an A320 family aircraft thanks to its latest deal with JetBlue Airways .

JetBlue Airways said earlier it would restructure its fleet, ordering 15 A321ceo and 20 A321neo aircraft and converting 8 A320ceo and 10 A320neo aircraft to 8 A321ceo and 10 A321neo, respectively.

The A320 family was launched in 1984. Its latest innovation is the A320neo is the company's fastest-selling commercial aircraft ever, with nearly 2,400 sold to date, Airbus said in a statement.

(Reporting by Natalie Huet; Editing by Lionel Laurent)