AirAsia, Airbus seal deal to buy 100 more A320 aircraft
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AirAsia, the largest low cost airline in Asia, has signed a contract with Airbus, ordering another 100 aircraft from the A320 Family, said a statement released by Airbus on Thursday.
Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, Group Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia, and Fabrice Bregier, President & CEO of Airbus sealed the deal that included an additional 64 A320neo and 36 A320ceo aircraft.
British Prime Minister David Cameron attended the signing ceremony during his visit to the Airbus wing manufacturing facility at Broughton in Britain.
The new contract reaffirms AirAsia's position as the largest A320 family airline customer in the world.
Altogether, the carrier has now ordered 475 single aisle aircraft from Airbus, comprising 264 A320neo and 211 A320ceo. Over 100 aircraft have already been delivered to the airline and are flying out of its bases in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Manila and Tokyo, the Airbus statement said.
The airline's new order "goes in line with our strategy to further build our already extensive network through new routes and added frequencies and allow AirAsia to maintain its market leadership," Fernandes was quoted as saying.
The airline's all-A320 fleet currently flies to some 70 destinations on a route network spanning 20 countries across Asia.
Airbus chief Bregier noted that AirAsia's continued confidence in the A320 "is a clear endorsement of the reliability, efficiency and unbeatable operating economics offered by the world's most modern single aisle product line."
The A320 family is the world's best-selling and most modern single aisle aircraft Family. To date, more than 8,800 aircraft have been ordered and over 5,300 delivered to more than 380 customers and operators worldwide, the Airbus stated. Endi
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