AirAsia X to order 50 A330neo aircraft and become launch customer

Airbus and AirAsia X signed (15-Jul-2014) a MoU for 50 A330-900neo aircraft. The agreement sees the airline become a launch customer for the latest version of the A330-900neo. AirAsia X will also be one of the first operators of the aircraft, with deliveries to the carrier scheduled to begin in 2018 and continue through to 2024. AirAsia Group is one of Airbus's largest airline customers. In total the group has ordered 536 Airbus aircraft, excluding this MoU. These include existing orders from AirAsia X for 61 Airbus widebody aircraft. [more - original PR - Airbus] [more - original PR - AirAsia X]