AirAsia X expands fleet

SEPANG  AirAsia X, the long-haul, low fare, affiliate of the AirAsia Group, has taken delivery of its 22nd Airbus A330-300 aircraft during a ceremony the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 last Friday.
The aircraft named “Rythmic Experience” is powered by Rolls-Royce’s 1,500th Trent 700 engine.
The celebration was attended by Rolls-Royce, president – Civil Large Engines Eric Schulz; Rolls-Royce Civil Aerospace – Malaysia & Thailand sales director Joe Tink; Rolls-Royce Malaysia country director Saji Raghavan, AirAsia X chief executive officer Azran Osman-Rani and AirAsia Group head of engineering Anaz Ahmad Tajuddin.
AirAsia X celebrated the delivery of its Airbus A330-300 aircraft powered by Rolls-Royce’s 1,500th Trent 700 engine today. (3rd from left onwards) AirAsia Group Head of Engineering Anaz Ahmad Tajuddin, Rolls-Royce, President - Civil Large Engines Eric Schulz, AirAsia X’s Chief Executive Officer Azran Osman-Rani, Rolls-Royce Civil Aerospace - Malaysia & Thailand Sales Director Joe Tink and Rolls-Royce Malaysia Sdn Bhd Country Director Saji Raghavan.
AirAsia X celebrated the delivery of its Airbus A330-300 aircraft powered by Rolls-Royce’s 1,500th Trent 700 engine today. (3rd from left onwards) AirAsia Group Head of Engineering Anaz Ahmad Tajuddin, Rolls-Royce, President – Civil Large Engines Eric Schulz, AirAsia X’s Chief Executive Officer Azran Osman-Rani, Rolls-Royce Civil Aerospace – Malaysia & Thailand Sales Director Joe Tink and Rolls-Royce Malaysia Sdn Bhd Country Director Saji Raghavan.
The aircraft was delivered from Toulouse, France earlier in the week for the ceremony last week held in Kuala Lumpur.
AirAsia X now operates a fleet of 17 Airbus A330s installed with Trent 700 engines.
The new aircraft went into service over the weekend serving long haul routes in Asia Pacific.
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