AirAsia Group has converted its order for 13 Airbus A320s that have yet to be delivered to the larger A321neos. The conversion, made through an amendment agreement made with Airbus, raises its total order for the A321neos to 362 aircraft.…
The outlook for AirAsia, one of Asia’s biggest low-cost airlines, has received a serious dent after external auditor Ernest & Young issued an unqualified audit opinion about the ability of the airline as a going concern. The impact of the…
Malaysia’s long-haul low-cost airline AirAsia X announced ‘new’ orders with Airbus on August 30, but part of the agreement isn’t that new at all. Actually, it is more of another re-think of its fleet plans. We are talking about the purchase…
Leasing of aircraft has taken a jump. Yet airlines prefer to buy them outright too. Richard Schuurman looks at the trends. Over the half a century of airliner leasing it has been a booming business. “In 1970 a half of…
We undertook a review of A320neo flight operations. There were 71 A320neo aircraft in operation at the end of February. An analysis of the 28,105 flights scheduled provides some interesting insights. With recent news reports suggesting difficulties with engines, we…
There is no question about where the world’s air travel center of gravity is moving to. It’s all about Asia. Boeing has a positive outlook for this market. Airbus is also bullish on Asia. The forecasts are for new aircraft…