AirAsia X in RM1.6b deal


Welcome onboard: AirAsia X co-founder and director Tan Sri Tony Fernandes (left) and International Lease Finance Corp CEO Henri Courpron after a signing ceremony to lease six Airbus A330-300 worth RM1.6bil for the long-haul budget carrier’s Asia-Pacific network.

KUALA LUMPUR: Long-haul budget carrier AirAsia X Sdn Bhd will lease six Airbus A330-300s from International Lease Finance Corp (ILFC) for RM1.6bil (US$500mil) as it expands its Asia Pacific network.

In a signing ceremony yesterday, AirAsia X signed a letter of letter of intent with ILFC for the lease which would be for 10 years with delivery scheduled between 2013 and 2014.

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