Paris 2011: AirAsia’s landmark order pushes A320neo programme beyond 1,000 orders

With a landmark order for 200 A320neos, AirAsia has committed to increasing its narrowbody fleet to 375 aircraft and expects it will need at least 125 more aircraft as it works on establishing at least two more joint venture carriers. The deal, signed at the Paris Air Show on 23-Jun-2011, is the largest ever single order placed with Airbus in terms of number of aircraft. It also extends the total number of aircraft sold by Airbus this week to 730 - an all-time air show record - and even more impressively means the manufacturer has now sold over 1,000 A320neos since the programme was launched only six months ago.