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Posted on June 11, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleAirAsia is close to ordering 100 Airbus A220 jets, marking a shift in its fleet strategy. This move aims to enhance regional operations and improve financial health.
PARIS (Reuters) -AirAsia is in advanced discussions to place an order for at least 100 Airbus jets at next week's Paris Airshow, a deal likely to mark the introduction to its fleet of the planemaker's smallest jet, the A220, industry sources said.
Malaysia-based low-cost carrier AirAsia operates an all-Airbus fleet and has previously said it was looking to add smaller planes to its fleet for regional routes.
One of Airbus's biggest customers with a few hundred planes already on order, the airline has not placed an order since before the pandemic.
It has taken few deliveries in recent years and has been steadily restructuring its order book as it faced financial difficulties.
The company, hard hit by pandemic travel restrictions, was classified by Malaysia's stock exchange as financially distressed in 2022. It says it hopes to exit this status by the middle of this year.
Capital A plans to sell its AirAsia aviation business to long-haul unit AirAsia X to consolidate long and short-haul operations under a single AirAsia brand.
AirAsia and Airbus declined to comment.
(Reporting by Tim Hepher and Lisa Barrington; Editing by Jan Harvey and Louise Heavens)
AirAsia is in advanced discussions to place an order for at least 100 Airbus jets at the upcoming Paris Airshow.
AirAsia is looking to introduce the Airbus A220 models to its fleet for regional routes.
AirAsia has not placed an order since before the pandemic and has been restructuring its order book due to financial difficulties.
AirAsia was classified as financially distressed by Malaysia's stock exchange in 2022 due to the impact of pandemic travel restrictions.
Capital A plans to sell its AirAsia aviation business to its long-haul unit, AirAsia X, to consolidate operations under a single AirAsia brand.
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