AirAsia Pledges 150-Aircraft Order for Proposed Airbus A220-500
AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes has publicly challenged Airbus to develop a stretched version of its A220, to be named the A220-500. To support the business case, Fernandes has committed to ordering 150 of the new aircraft if the program is launched. This potential order highlights the airline's need for a larger-capacity, highly efficient narrowbody aircraft for its network. The move puts significant pressure on Airbus to move forward with the long-rumored variant. A commitment of this size from a major low-cost carrier could serve as the launch order needed to greenlight the project.
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