AirAsia has signed a firm order with Airbus for the purchase of 100 A321neo aircraft. The contract was announced at the Farnborough Airshow recently by AirAsia Group Chief Executive Officer Tony Fernandes and Airbus President and CEO Fabrice Bregier. The contract marks the first order placed by AirAsia for the largest model in the best-selling A320 Family. Seating up to 236 passengers in a single class layout, the A321neo will enable the airline to increase capacity while benefitting from the lowest operating costs in the single aisle category. Today's announcement sees the total number of A320 Family ordered by AirAsia rise to 575, reaffirming the carrier's position as the largest airline customer for the Airbus single aisle product line. To date, over 170 A320s have already been delivered to the airline and are flying with its units in Malaysia, Thailand, India, Indonesia and the Philippines.