AirAsia plans to reactivate full fleet with CFM’s international support
AirAsia has announced its plan to fully reactivate its 204 aircraft supported by a refreshed agreement with its long-term partner and engine provider, CFM International.
In a statement yesterday, the low-cost airline said CFM’s focus on improving fleet stability onsite and around-the-clock virtual monitoring of AirAsia’s LEAP1A engine operation provided a crucial catalyst for AirAsia to reinstate its full fleet across the group.
It said AirAsia looks forward to capitalise on this achievement as it reinstated its 204-fleet and expand to above 300 aircraft in the next five years, continuing to connect people across ASEAN and beyond with affordable and best-value travel options.
Capital A chief executive officer (CEO) Tony Fernandes said the company has made enormous strides in bringing back their planes and restarting operations, balancing a mismatch of the cost of 204 planes and the revenue from flying an average of 143 planes this year.
“CFM’s fleet stability support brings a vital catalyst for us to return to full activation.
“I am proud of Asia Digital Engineering (ADE), our own engineering facility, and want to thank each and every one of our engineers for not only handling day-to-day work but also focusing on the group’s aircraft reactivation work.
“We look forward to fourthquarter results when we’re going to see the real performance of AirAsia with the full fleet,” he said.
Meanwhile, CFM International president and CEO Gael Meheust said AirAsia has been a valuable customer for nearly two decades and the company is delighted to support them and their plans to fully reactivate their fleet.
“We take AirAsia’s trust as a great responsibility to keep supporting their fleet with the high-level CFM standards,” he added.