Overview
- AirAsia and Airbus signed the 150-jet purchase Wednesday at the A220 plant in Mirabel, Quebec, marking the largest single A220 order and pushing total firm sales past 1,000.
- AirAsia becomes launch customer for a 160‑seat A220‑300, a high‑density layout made possible by adding an extra overwing exit on each side of the aircraft.
- Deliveries are slated to begin in 2028 and every aircraft for this order will be assembled in Mirabel, with AirAsia’s Tony Fernandes citing a list price value of about US$19 billion.
- Fernandes pledged to buy another 150 aircraft if Airbus builds the proposed A220‑500 stretch, which remains unlaunched and under study by the manufacturer.
- The purchase supports Quebec’s aerospace hub as leaders touted jobs and exports in Mirabel, though Airbus says output remains constrained by supplier bottlenecks and earlier Pratt & Whitney GTF engine defects.