[新聞] AIRASIA又買了100架A320

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剛剛在AIRBUS的臉書粉絲團上看到的 Exciting news – AirAsia has ordered 100 more A320s! 也有國外媒體開始報導了 AirAsia Unveils 100-Jet Order for Airbus to Help Drive Expansion AirAsia Bhd. (AIRA), the region’s biggest discount airline, unveiled an order for 100 additional Airbus A320 jets as the carrier expands to fend off rising competition. The order includes 36 current-generation A320s and 64 fuel- efficient A320neos, Airbus said in a statement today. U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron joined AirAsia Chief Executive Officer Tony Fernandes at Airbus’s wing-manufacturing facility in Broughton, Wales, for the announcement of the contract, valued at $9.4 billion at list price. AirAsia has expanded since the takeover in 2001 by Fernandes and partners, and now is Airbus’s biggest customer for single-aisle aircraft worldwide. The airline ordered 200 Airbus A320neo aircraft valued at $18 billion at the Paris Air Show last year. Airbus had already booked the latest order in its tally last month, without disclosing the customer. “This order is primarily about expansion,” Fernandes said today in a Bloomberg Television interview. “Business has been very strong in Southeast Asia, especially Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, coupled with very robust demand out of China and India. The airline should have no trouble implementing the new order amid the growth in the regions that AirAsia serves, said Arnaud Bouchet, a Singapore-based analyst for BNP Paribas SA. “I’m not worried about overcapacity as new aircraft delivered will be used as both replacement and new capacity growth,” he said. “With a much higher population and an increasingly affluent middle class, Asia can comfortably absorb additional aircraft in the next 10 years particularly if these airlines start replacing their current fleet.” Keeping Momentum The AirAsia contract has helped Airbus maintain order momentum for the more fuel-efficient A320neo. Incorporating the classic A320s into contracts is a bonus, as the manufacturer can trim the number of unfilled delivery slots for a model that will gradually be phased out. Production of A320neos will start in late 2015. Taking some of the existing model will allow it to get planes faster, Fernandes said. AirAsia competes with the budget or regional arms of flag carriers including Singapore Airlines Ltd. and Qantas Airways Ltd. The airline, based in Sepang, Malaysia, has set up ventures in the Philippines, Japan, Thailand and Indonesia, and also faces growing competition from emerging low-cost carriers seeking to win passengers who demand low-cost travel options. http://ppt.cc/vRPv -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.134.44.90