AirAsia gives Airbus a reason to celebrate
Neelam Mathews Dec 12,2012 Tony Fernandes is on a roll. Air Asia confirmed another 100 Airbus A320 which further acknowledges its dominance in Asia to have a record 475 narrow bodies on order with Airbus. This order is part of the AirAsia Group’s regional strategy to continue placing the airline ahead of competition regionally with its extensive growth through new routes and added frequencies. The 100 Airbus A320s ordered consist of 36 A320s with the Current Engine Option (CEO) and 64 A320s with the New Engine Option (NEO) to accelerate its growth in its core markets Malaysia, Thailand & Indonesia followed by its new markets Japan and the Philippines. Tony Fernandes founder said: “We confident all this added capacity will allow us to continue to dominate Asean and springboard our expansion into North Asia, China and India in short to medium term… In line with our growth plans, in 2013 through combination of firm Airbus deliveries and leases - Malaysia will...