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    They did have the Mirus seats installed, you can't see it because the leather seat covers are the same as A320ceo leather seat covers but you can tell the seats is visibly thinner than the A320ceo ones and armrest design is different and slimmer in width. Me being 6 feet tall, the seat is comfy for KUL-BKI flight and my knees still have a bit of clearance from touching the seat in front.

     

    One of the A320ceo also have Mirus seats installed. Can't remember which rego though.

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    They started out as hybrid gives them advantages to see which market tip first and morph into it. In that case MH tipped first hence Malindo/BAM attack the low hanging fruit then slowly and progressively reach the bright red fruit on top.

     

    ATR ops also an advantage to them. SZB and Turboprop flexibility that AirAsia don't have. Can't wait for them to start the ATR ops based in BKI and KCH to go against MASwings to drag some of that MASwings fare down especially on the monopolized routes like BKI-LDU.

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    AIRASIA PLACES $2.7 BILLION CFM LEAP ENGINE ORDER TO POWER NEW AIRBUS A321NEO AIRCRAFT

     

    LONDON, England — 13 July 2016 – In a special ceremony here today, AirAsia announced that it has ordered 200 additional CFM International LEAP-1A engines to power 100 new Airbus A321neo announced yesterday. The order, which expands its LEAP engine fleet to nearly 730 engines, is valued at $2.7 billion U.S. at list price.

    “This order for the larger A321neo is an important element in our long-term growth and expansion strategy,” said Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, chief Executive Officer of AirAsia Group. ““Choosing the right engine to power them is critical to the success of that strategy. For us, the LEAP-1A was the obvious choice. This engine has demonstrated the promised 15 percent fuel efficiency and we are quite familiar with the reliability inherent in CFM products and the impact that this has on our operations.”

    AirAsia, a pioneer in low-cost travel, has been a CFM customer for more than a decade. AirAsia was an early LEAP customer and placed its initial order for 400 LEAP-1A engines — the largest in aviation history at the time — to power A320neo aircraft in June 2011. The airline placed a follow-on order for 128 additional engines in 2013.

    As the single largest Airbus A320 operator in the Asia-Pacific region, AirAsia operates a fleet of 170 CFM56-5B-powered Airbus A320s with 304 still to be delivered. AirAsia began operations in 2001 and has continued to see steady growth. Today, the airline and its subsidiaries operate close to 1,000 flights per day to more than 120 destinations in 24 countries.

    “We believe there is no greater endorsement of the technology choices we have made for the LEAP engine than the continued confidence of an airline such as AirAsia,” said Jean-Paul Ebanga, president and CEO of CFM International. “We are looking proving to them every that they have made the right choice.”

    “We love working with AirAsia and can’t wait to get the LEAP-1A into their fleet later this year,” said Chaker Chahrour, vice president of global sales and marketing for CFM parent company GE Aviation. “In many ways, AirAsia and CFM has grown up together in the past 25 years and we are honored to be part of one of the most dynamic, successful teams in the industry today.”

    The LEAP-1A engine powered the first flight of the Airbus A321neo in February 2016. The engine is on track for entry into service in mid-2016 on the initial A320neo and will provide operators with a 15 percent improvement in fuel efficiency, with an equivalent reduction in CO2 emissions; a 50 percent margin to new emissions regulations; a dramatically lower noise signature; and CFM’s industry-leading reliability and low overall operating costs.

    About AirAsia

    AirAsia, the leading and largest low-cost carrier in Asia, services the most extensive network with over 100 destinations. Within 15 years of operations, AirAsia has carried over 330 million guests and grown its fleet from just two aircraft to over 170. The airline is proud to be a truly Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) airline with established operations based in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and India, servicing a network stretching across Asia Pacific. AirAsia has been named the World’s Best Low Cost Airline at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards for eight consecutive years from 2009 to 2016. AirAsia is the first airline globally to collaborate with INTERPOL to implement the I-Checkit system to screen the passports of all prospective passengers against information contained in the world police body’s Stolen and Lost Travel Documents (SLTD) database.

    About CFM International

    The LEAP engine is a product of CFM International, a 50/50 joint company between GE and Safran Aircraft Engines. This engine has experienced the fastest order ramp up in commercial aviation history and CFM has received orders for a total of more than 10,820 LEAP engines across all three models through June 2016. For more information, visit us at www.cfmaeroengines.com or follow us on Twitter @CFM_engines.

     

    https://www.cfmaeroengines.com/press-articles/cfm-news-release-airasia-places-2-7-billion-cfm-leap-engine-order-power-new-airbus-a321neo-aircraft/

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    Actually D Check-in Island is good for AirAsia as it is the nearest one to Departure entrance but I don't think the space around D Chk-In Island is enough to handle AirAsia peak hours & all Full Flight operation especially in this school holiday season and coming Xmas & New Year. But it is a good timing to test out T1 for AK ops.

     

    Rayani also setting up their sales office.

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    AirAsia’s shift to Terminal 1 neither right nor wrong – Masidi

    November 26, 2015, Thursday

     

    LIKAS assemblyman Junz Wong claimed in the State Assembly yesterday that AirAsia’s relocation to Terminal 1 of the Kota Kinabalu International Airport on December 1 will most likely cause heavy car traffic jam as well as air traffic.

    However, Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun stressed that the shift to Terminal 1 was neither the right move nor a wrong one.

    “But people are already queuing up right to the airplane (at Terminal 2) … if you are saying that more will be affected by the move, actually, people are already complaining (even before the move),” he said.

    He urged Junz to consider the situation.

    “Over RM1 million was spent for the upgrade of Terminal 1 and only 15 percent of the airport has been used. This does not make financial sense to not move there,” he said.

    Masidi added that it was not fair for Junz to make prediction prior to the move, particularly when it was all about negativism.

    He also said his ministry had met with the airlines operating and that included AirAsia.

    “The move will not affect them,” he said.

    The minister said also he had met with AirAsia chief executive officer Aireen Omar who said they would move to Terminal 1.

    Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/11/26/airasias-shift-to-terminal-1-neither-right-nor-wrong-masidi/

     

    Confirm AK going to move to T1 on 1 Dec? So quiet from all parties... and it's 4 days away.

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