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AirAsia X is looking to launch flights to Europe using the Airbus A330neo. Flights could commence as soon as 2019, with the airline keen to reenter the market as quickly as possible. AirAsia X previously operated flights to Europe, but suspended these flights…
Asia Aviation Capital Ltd (AACL), the aircraft leasing unit of AirAsia Group Bhd, has acquired four newly incorporated companies in Ireland. AirAsia said in a stock exchange filing that AACL — its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary — had acquired the entire…
Vietjet is set to finalize a $6.5 billion jet order with Airbus during a visit to Hanoi by French PM Edouard Philippe on Friday. The order for 50 A321neo jets is part of an aggressive investment in the Vietnamese fast-growing budget carrier Vietjet’s fleet…
Vietjet signed a financing agreement with Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company Ltd and France-based BNP Paribas Bank to finance the carrier’s acquisition of up to five new aircraft worth $614 million at list price, it said in a statement. Vietjet also…
AirAsia X Bhd has entered into a conditional amendment agreement with Airbus S.A.S for the purchase and delivery of an additional 34 A330-900neo aircraft pursuant to the A330-300 purchase agreement dated June 14, 2007. This comes after the low-cost long-haul…
AirAsia X group co-chief executive Tony Fernandes has thrown the carrier’s order for 10 Airbus A350-900s into doubt. Speaking in a Facebook video he says, “The A350 is not an aircraft we will buy. Too expensive. Fares would go up.” AirAsia X is understood to…
Singapore Airlines is locking in its advanced Airbus A350 jet for a year-round schedule between Melbourne and Singapore starting May 11, 2017. The sleek jetliner has made a number of short-term appearances on the route, but later this year it’ll be running…
Garuda Indonesia’s low-cost subsidiary, Citilink, has begun welcoming a new fleet of Airbus A320 new engine option (neo) aircraft from the Airbus factory in Toulouse, France. Citilink has ordered 35 aircraft from the European manufacturer since it developed…
The carrier, which has 13 more on order, is the ninth airline operator of the new type. China Airlines will deploy the first A350 on regional routes such as Taipei-Hong Kong for crew familiarization towards the end of October 2016, before flying it to…
Garuda Indonesia has confirmed an order with Airbus for the purchase of 14 A330-900neo, the new re-engined version of the best-selling A330 widebody airliner, to support the company’s growth and business expansion in the future. The deal was signed at a…
Garuda Indonesia airline is on a buying spree at the Paris Air Show. Airbus announced Monday that the Indonesian flagship carrier signed a letter of intent for 30 wide-body A350 jets, which could serve routes from Jakarta or Bali to Europe. If confirmed, the…
