AirAsia X buys 10 more Airbus planes
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Malaysian long-haul budget airline AirAsia X said it will buy 10 more Airbus A330-300 aircraft for US$2.1 billion dollars.
An AFP report said this would bring its fleet size to 25. The airline had previously signed an order with Airbus for 15 of the aircraft.
Azran Osman Rani, chief executive officer of AirAsia X, told AFP the airline was eyeing the “next generation aircraft of Airbus 350-900 and the Boeing 787-9”.
AirAsia X launched flights to Australia’s Gold Coast and to China and has plans to launch flights to Britain in the fourth quarter of 2008. It will eventually extend to Europe, Japan and the Middle East, with fares on average 50% lower than full-service carriers.
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