Overview
- Industry sources report Airbus is close to an agreement for about 100 A220s for AirAsia, with an announcement possible within days.
- The package under discussion could include options for roughly 50 additional aircraft, according to the same sources.
- AirAsia and Airbus declined to comment, with an AirAsia spokesperson saying there are no announcements at this time.
- Talks have included a possible 160-seat high-density A220, while Embraer has been competing for the business.
- The shift would diversify a fleet that already includes more than 350 A320-family orders and a July order for 50 A321XLRs, as Capital A completes PN17 regularisation and consolidates aviation units under AirAsia X.