Overview
- A purchase agreement announced Wednesday at Airbus’s Mirabel plant commits AirAsia to 150 A220-300s in a deal the airline values at about $19 billion at list prices.
- AirAsia will be the launch customer for a 160-seat A220-300 that adds an extra overwing exit, with first deliveries targeted for 2028.
- Every aircraft will be assembled in Mirabel, which Canadian leaders said will support thousands of skilled jobs in Quebec.
- The order pushes firm A220 sales beyond 1,000 and gives Airbus a boost as it works to raise output on a program slowed by supplier bottlenecks and earlier Pratt & Whitney engine shortages.
- Group CEO Tony Fernandes said the jets will open thinner routes across Southeast and Central Asia and he pledged to buy 150 more if Airbus launches the larger A220-500.