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AirAsia is no longer interested in Bombardier's CSeries aircraft

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The main issue is represented by the limited number of seats

In an interview released to "Aviation Week", AirAsia group chief executive officer Tony Fernandes declared that the airline stopped the evaluation of Bombardier's CSeries aircraft for the renewal of the fleet, since the capacity of the CS-300, which has a maximum capacity of 160 seats, is considered too low for the needs of the carrier. Fernandes had expressed its interest for the state-of-the-art...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1147663
Rome, Italy, 11/26/2012 14:18
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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