PARIS (AP) — Airbus says AirAsia, southeast Asia's
top budget
carrier, is ordering 100 additional A320 single-aisle jets in a deal
that greatly increases the Malaysian-based carrier's orders for the European aircraft.
In a
statement Thursday Airbus says the
deal brings the total number of A320 aircraft ordered or
already delivered to AirAsia to 475.
AirAsia
currently flies a fleet of 100 A320s out of bases in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur,
Jakarta, Manila and Tokyo.
The new jets
will allow AirAsia to open new routes and increase frequencies on flights to
the Philippines and Japan, AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes said
in a statement.
The deal
includes orders for 64 of the A320neo, a revamped model which Airbus advertises
as more fuel efficient version of the A320.
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