AirAsia on aircraft reboot path

AirAsia is planning to reactivate 29 more aircraft, which will mark the complete mobilisation of its targeted fleet reactivation plan of 204 by year-end. “We are slowly coming out from the Covid-19 pandemic. We still have 29 aircraft to bring back. In my eyes, the pandemic will be over for us when we have all the aircraft back. Throughout this pandemic period, we have been rebuilding and restructuring to turn the negative situation into a positive one,” Capital A Bhd CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes told a press conference Monday. The low-cost airline had recently announced its plans to reactivate all 204 of its Airbus A320 aircraft by the end of the year with the support of engine maker CFM International. AirAsia had stated that it was looking to expand to above 300 aircraft in the next five years. Fernandes said spare parts and engine availability had been an issue due to disruptions in the supply chain, which also contributed to flight delays. However, he said supply chain would return to normalcy by 2024.<br/>