Thursday, June 18, 2009

AirAsia X orders ten A350 XWB


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AirAsia X orders ten A350 XWB
Daily news, 18 Jun 2009
SEPANG – AirAsia X, the long haul low cost affiliate of Malaysia's AirAsia Group, has placed a firm order with Airbus for 10 A350 XWB aircraft. The airline will use the aircraft on a network linking its Asian hub in Kuala Lumpur with destinations worldwide, especially in Europe and Australia. AirAsia X has selected the A350-900 variant for its fleet, which will be configured to seat more than 400 passengers in a two-class layout.

"Business is all about timing and long-term strategy," said Tony Fernandes, director and founder of AirAsia X. "At AirAsia we have always planned for the long-term. By buying the A350 XWB the strategy of AirAsia and AirAsia X is now fixed all the way to 2020. The vision of creating the world's first long haul and short haul low-cost airline is complete and we are all very excited."

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