AirAsia X

AirAsia X
IATA code :	D7
ICAO code :	XAX
Call sign :	XANADU
Founding:	2007
Seat:	Sepang , Malaysia
Turnstile :	Kuala Lumpur
Home airport :	Kuala Lumpur
Company form:	Berhad
IATA prefix code :	843
Management:	Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz ( CEO )
Frequent Flyer Program :	BIG
Fleet size:	24 (+ 172 orders)
Aims:	international
Website:	www.airasia.com

AirAsia X (actually AirAsia X Sdn. Bhd ) is a Malaysian low-cost airline based in Sepang and based at Kuala Lumpur Airport . It only offers long-haul flights and is 16% owned by the Virgin Group and AirAsia .

history

AirAsia X Airbus A340-300 in Oakland Raiders special livery

AirAsia X's predecessor is FlyAsianXpress, a regional airline based in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia. It operated a regional route network as part of since 1 August 2006 Rural Air Service (about Rural Air Transport Service ) to destinations in East Malaysia that were not served by Malaysian Airlines. The flights were operated as a subcontractor to AirAsia. Due to constant problems with service, punctuality and customer information, the Rural Air Service was transferred to the Malaysia Airlines subsidiary Firefly on April 26, 2007 . Malaysia Airlines again transferred the Rural Air Service to their newly founded company MASwings on August 1, 2007 . After the handover, the name was changed from FlyAsianXpress to AirAsia X.

On May 17, 2007, Tony Fernandes, co-owner and CEO of AirAsia, announced plans for a flight from Malaysia to Australia with AirAsia X. Because of the high airport charges, Sydney should not be considered, but inexpensive alternatives such as Melbourne Avalon Airport, Newcastle, Adelaide and Gold Coast. To expedite the flight connection, Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group acquired a 20% stake in AirASia X with the intention of developing joint code- sharing and a frequent flyer program . Flight operations began on November 2, 2007 with the Kuala Lumpur to Gold Coast connection .

As of February 14, 2008, AirAsia X is 48% owned by Aero Ventures (a company owned by Tony Fernandes and a number of business associates), Virgin Group (16%) and AirAsia (16%). The remaining 20% ​​are owned by the Manara Consortium from Bahrain and the Orix Group from Japan . AirAsia X has a license from AirAsia for the use of the trade name. Both companies share a website for flight bookings and reservations, corporate design, uniforms, etc. In addition, AirAsia X is supported by the Virgin Group in terms of management, expertise and infrastructure.

On July 15, 2014, AirAsia X ordered 50 Airbus A330-900neo at Farnborough International Airshow . AirAsia X is therefore the aircraft's first customer.

Destinations

AirAsia X offers flights to Austral and East Asia from Kuala Lumpur .

fleet

AirAsia X Airbus A330-300 in Malaysia - special livery

As of March 2020, the AirAsia X fleet consists of 24 aircraft with an average age of 7.9 years:

Aircraft type	number	ordered	Remarks	Seats ( Business / Economy )
Airbus A330-300	24	32		377 (12/365)
Airbus A330-900neo		100	Delivery from 2019	- open -
Airbus A350-900		10	Delivery probably from 2019
Airbus A321 XLR		30th
total	24	172

See also

• List of airlines

Web links

Commons : Air Asia X  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• AirAsia website of the (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Airbus - Launch customer for the new version of the widebody bestseller ( Memento from July 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) accessed on July 16, 2014
2. ↑ ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: airasia.com - Route Map ) (English), accessed on August 1, 2016
3. ^ AirAsia X Fleet Details and History. Retrieved March 24, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Aaron Hilsz-Lothian: AirAsia X Orders A321XLR and Additional A330neos. August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019 (American English). 
5. ↑ Orders & deliveries. Airbus , August 1, 2016, accessed August 1, 2016 . 
6. ↑ Air Show: The orders of the Farnborough Airshow 2018 | aeroTELEGRAPH . In: aeroTELEGRAPH . July 19, 2018 ( aerotelegraph.com [accessed July 19, 2018]).
7. ↑ airasia.com - About Us , accessed June 17, 2020