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AirAsia Orders 150 A220 Jets Worth $19B, Deliveries 2028

5/8/2026

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AirAsia Orders A220

AirAsia placed an order for 150 Airbus A220-300 jets worth about $19 billion.
The May 6 2026 announcement at Airbus’s Mirabel, Quebec factory was attended by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Quebec Premier Christine Frechette.
AirAsia said the A220’s fuel efficiency and lower emissions will offset high fuel prices and reduce operating costs.
Deliveries start in 2028.
AirAsia may expand the order to 300, which would push Airbus’s total A220 orders past 1,000.

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AirAsia Demands A220-500

Tony Fernandes told Airbus CEO Lars Wagner that AirAsia wants the A220-500 model, seating 185 passengers.
AirAsia will be launch customer for the A220’s new 160-seat cabin.
Fernandes said if Airbus builds the A220-500, AirAsia will buy 150 more aircraft.
The request reflects AirAsia’s strategy to fill capacity between the A220-300 and A320 families and shapes Airbus’s roadmap.
The Quebec signing gave AirAsia a forum to lobby Airbus on specs.

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Historical Context

Since low-cost carriers reshaped aviation from the 1970s, Airbus has tailored the A220 for such airlines; by 2026 Tony Fernandes and Airbus chief Lars Wagner secured a deal for 150 A220-300s and an A220-500, reflecting the sector’s shift toward fuel-efficient, global fleets that helped lift total A220 orders past 1,000.

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AirAsia Orders A220

AirAsia placed an order for 150 Airbus A220-300 jets worth about $19 billion.
The May 6 2026 announcement at Airbus’s Mirabel, Quebec factory was attended by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Quebec Premier Christine Frechette.
AirAsia said the A220’s fuel efficiency and lower emissions will offset high fuel prices and reduce operating costs.
Deliveries start in 2028.
AirAsia may expand the order to 300, which would push Airbus’s total A220 orders past 1,000.

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