AirAsia places order for 100 A320s

BLAGNAC, France, 15 Dec. 2012. AirAsia, a low cost airline in Asia, has placed a new order with Airbus for 100 more A320 Family aircraft. The contract covers an additional 64 A320neo and 36 A320ceo aircraft for operation across the carrier’s network.

The order was announced during a visit by British Prime Minister David Cameron to the Airbus wing manufacturing facility at Broughton in the UK, where Mr Cameron witnessed the signing of documents by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, Group Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia, and Fabrice Bregier, President & CEO of Airbus.

Altogether, Air Asia has now ordered 475 single aisle aircraft from Airbus, the orders include 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.

AirAsia’s all-A320 fleet currently flies to some 70 destinations on a route network spanning 20 countries across Asia. In addition, affiliate AirAsia X operates widebody A330-300s on longer services from Kuala Lumpur to Northern Asia and Australia.

The A320 Family has had more than 8,800 aircraft ordered, and more than 5,300 delivered to more than 380 customers and operators worldwide.