Airbus wins order from Malaysian low-cost airline
9/1/2007 15:55
Malaysian AirAsia, principal low-cost airline company in Asia, has signed
an order for 50 Airbus A320 planes, along with options for further 50, the
European aircraft maker said in a statement yesterday.
The contract, signed
by AirAsia Group's CEO Tony Fernandes and John Leahy, Airbus's chief operating
officer, makes the Kuala Lumpur-based airline company one of Airbus's principal
clients.
"As the first company to adopt the low-cost concept on the dynamic
market of Asia, AirAsia has achieved expectional success. We are happy that the
fleet of A320 becomes the engine of long- term increase of the company," Leahy
said in the statement.
Xinhua
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