CIT confirms $5 billion Airbus jet order

A flight test engineer holds an Airbus Group flag after the first flight of the Airbus A320neo (New Engine Option) in Colomiers near Toulouse, southwestern France, September 25, 2014. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

PARIS (Reuters) - Leasing company CIT Aerospace has confirmed an order for the recently launched A330-900neo, an upgraded version of Europe’s most-sold wide-body jet, planemaker Airbus said on Wednesday.

The CIT Group unit firmed up an order for 15 A330-900neo and five of the current-generation A321 aircraft, Airbus said in a statement.

The combined order is worth $5 billion (3.18 billion pounds) at list prices.

(Reporting by Tim Hepher, Editing by Dominique Vidalon.)