Air Asia receives first of 353 A321neo aircraft

AirAsia has received the first of 353 Airbus A321neo aircraft which will eventually replace the existing fleet of A320 and A320neo aircraft throughout its network. AirAsia will initially operate the aircraft from its Kuala Lumpur hub to cities across Asia, with the first destinations including Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Singapore, Bangkok and Shenzhen. AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes said: “We are proud to welcome our first A321neo today as the backbone of our future operations. This new aircraft will be deployed on popular routes delivering growth opportunities to new markets and add extra capacity in existing markets, particularly where there are expansion constraints