AirAsia ‘joined at hip’ with Airbus despite cancellations


AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes: “We love each other. Between us and Airbus, we’ve lots of ups and downs like any relationship but we’re joined at the hip. ”

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia Group Bhd is not looking to switch aircraft supplier despite cancelling orders from Airbus last month, its chief executive officer Tony Fernandes said.

Fernandes initially declined to comment when asked on a panel at the Reuters Next conference if the airline he founded would switch to Boeing, but then said that the airline and Airbus “love each other”.

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