mobanmarketPARIS: Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia X has ordered 42 Airbus aircraft worth a total catalogue price of $5 billion (Dh18.3 billion), Airbus said on Friday.
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The Malaysian carrier has placed a firm order for 12 long-range A330neo planes and 30 medium-range A321XLR models, the European aircraft manufacturer said in a statement.
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Major purchases are often finalised at a discount to the official catalogue price.
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The deal takes to 78 the total number of A330neo ordered by AirAsia X, Airbus said.
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Airbus launched the A321XLR only this year, at the Paris Air Show, and expects to roll it out starting in 2023.
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The single-aisle’s aircraft range is 15 per cent above that of its predecessor model, the A321LR, making it a cost-effective alternative to long-haul wide-body planes.
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AirAsia boss Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said the aircraft type will allow the airline to offer flights to new destinations.
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Air Asia X, which flies to 31 destinations across Asia, Australia, the Middle East and the US, claims that it has “the lowest unit cost base of any long-haul airline in the world”.
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