AirAsia renegotiates plane orders with Airbus

“With the new fleet, we can really connect all of Asean with the rest of the world," Fernandes said.

PETALING JAYA: AirAsia, the aviation arm of Capital A Bhd, has renegotiated its plane orders with Europe’s Airbus as the airline starts to kick off its dreams of flying around the world with Asean as a central hub.

Chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said both parties have agreed to modify about 10% or 36 planes of the over 400-plane order book, opting for A321lr instead of the initial A321neo.