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AirAsia orders 150 Airbus A220 jets in 160 seats configuration
May 7th 2026
AirAsia placed an order at Airbus for 150 A220-300 jets. Read More » The purchase agreement is the largest single-firm order placed for the A220 and propels the program beyond the 1,000-firm-order milestone, the OEM said. The contract was announced at a ceremony at the Airbus facility in Mirabel, attended by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, Chief Executive Officer of Capital A and Advisor to AirAsia Group, and Lars Wagner, Chief Executive Officer Commercial Aircraft at Airbus. “The purchase agreement makes AirAsia a new customer for the A220. The airline also becomes the launch customer for the aircraft’s new 160-seat cabin configuration. The increase in capacity, adding 10 seats, is made possible by the addition of an extra overwing exit on each side of the aircraft,” Airbus said in a statement. “We have built AirAsia by making bold decisions at the right moment, not the easiest moment. This order reflects our long-term discipline and the scale of our ambitions. The A220 unlocks new markets and routes and brings us closer to building the world’s first true low-cost network carrier,” Tony Fernandes commented. He said the order was worth $19 billion, and that his airline would buy 150 more planes if Airbus made a stretched version of the A220 jet. “Airbus and AirAsia teams have been working tirelessly to reach this landmark agreement, which is fully aligned with the airline’s new network strategy,” said Lars Wagner.
