Air Asia at it again with big orders, this time A220s in (up to) 160pax config

[markis10]

Breaking news: Fly AirAsia just ordered 150 A220s!
This marks the largest single firm order in the A220’s history. AirAsia becomes not only a new #A220 operator, but also the launch customer for the aircraft's new up to 160-passenger cabin configuration.
Combining efficiency and range, the A220 will complement AirAsia’s all #Airbus fleet and play a key role in the airline's network growth strategy, unlocking new routes across the region.

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Breaking news: Fly AirAsia just ordered 150 A220s! 🤩 This marks the largest single firm order in the A220’s history. AirAsia becomes not only a new #A220 operator, but also the launch customer for...

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[AIRwin]

Up from 100:

Thread 'Air Asia is back and looking to add A220s'

Jan 24, 2026

In the last week, AAX and Capital A have implemented a series of complex transactions to get them out of PN17 status (a restricted Malaysian bursa status) and are now looking at a big order of A220s.

Airbus nears deal to sell around 100 A220 jets to AirAsia, sources say

PARIS, Jan 23 : Airbus is closing in on a deal to sell around 100 A220 jets to AirAsia, marking the budget airline's first foray into regional narrowbody aircraft, industry sources said.If confirmed, a deal including options for about 50 more aircraft on top of the main order could be announced...

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Air Asia Group still has some 300+ 320s on order, but has dropped a former 330 order and will reportedly retire the current 330s by 2031.

Essentially what was/ is Air Asia X (5238.KL) is now the parent company owning 100% of AAX and AA Malaysia, along with the mostly 49%...

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