AirAsia Commits To 50 More A321XLRs In Long-Haul Push

Prime Minister of Malaysia YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim witnessed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between Capital A CEO Tony Fernandes and Christian Scherer, CEO Commercial Aircraft, Airbus, in Paris today, alongside several Malaysian Cabinet Ministers.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (center) witnessed the signing of the agreement between Capital A CEO Tony Fernandes (center left) and Christian Scherer (center right), CEO of Airbus Commercial Aircraft, in Paris on July 4, alongside several Malaysian cabinet ministers.

Credit: AirAsia
SINGAPORE—AirAsia has committed to acquiring 50 additional Airbus A321XLR aircraft as part of a renewed strategy to expand into long-haul markets, including Europe and North America. The agreement includes conversion rights for 20 aircraft to the XLR variant. Speaking at a press briefing, Capital A...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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