Asiana has placed a $2.8 billion (2.48 billion euro) order for 25 Airbus A321neo aircraft, the South Korean airline and the European group said yesterday. Asiana Airlines said the fuel-efficient planes with a capacity for 180 passengers - worth a catalogue price total of $3.1 billion - would help it to meet rising regional demand, especially from China. South Korea's second-largest carrier said the planes would be delivered between 2019 and 2025. Asiana said the order would complete the modernisation of its overall fleet, following plans to introduce four A380 superjumbo jets by 2016 in addition to two that have already been delivered, followed by 30 midsize A350s between 2017 and 2025. The new aircraft will replace tA321-200s.