Air Asia X Announces too an average discount of 50

Air Asia the Malaysian, today, the Japanese in 2014 Skymark: passengers to and from Paris will have to become familiar with the colors of these two Asian low-cost airlines. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Air Asia X, the subsidiary low cost long-haul of the Malaysian group, operated Monday its first bond "low priced" linking the capitals of the Malaysia and the France. "We are extremely pleased with the launch of this line, which was one of the best for the company." "It works as well as London launched two years ago", welcomed in an interview with the "Echos" Tony Fernandes, founder and CEO of Air Asia.

The rate of filling of 85 for this flight, and 100 for the link back Paris Kuala Lumpur, are bodes well for this new line served with a frequency of 4 flights a week with Airbus A 340.

"We created a hub," said the leader, figures in support: Air Asia X had its first flight to Paris no less 22 nationalities, including 85 of Europeans, and 21 of French. Tony Fernandes, the company could operate a daily flight "by a year", before opening later lines to the Germany (Cologne and Berlin) and Italy (Milan).

From this perspective, Air Asia is in negotiations with Airbus for a command "of more than 100" Airbus A 320 NEO, confirmed Tony Fernandes during his visit to Paris. The company has already received almost all of the 175 Airbus A 320 ordered in a previous contract. At this stage, Air Asia does not specify what would be his choice of engine (that of CFM, joint subsidiary of Safran and GE, or the Pratt & Whitney), but whatever it is "15 of fuel economy", this generates assures Tony Fernandes.

Another promising client for the European aircraft manufacturer, Skymark. After the announcement in November, the Japanese company will formalize today in Toulouse the signing of a contract for the purchase of four deliverables 380 A 2014, for a price catalogue of EUR 1.3 billion. Important, the command is primarily symbolic: this is the first Airbus to the Japan - preserve Boeing - since 2006. To add two additional copies of the mega widebody, on which the Japanese company asked an option, before its final decision within two years. Bulimic, Skymark has also passed command to Boeing, this month, of not less than 11 Boeing 737...

Because in the land of the rising sun, the rise of Skymark is accelerating. Created by Shinichi Nishikubo (55) - contractor or even revolutionary, seen as a visionary in the archipelago - in September 1998, the airline operates in still on its domestic market, where she emerged as the largest low cost. Its fleet of 18 aircraft (all Boeing) transports 3 million passengers per year, to 21 domestic destinations with 54 daily roundtrips.

'We move on to 29 aircraft in August 2012, with new Boeing 737, and then to 33 with the A380, or 35, and 10 additional devices are envisaged until 2017, or a fleet of 35 to 45 aircraft on this horizon, 18 today,' details Shinichi Nishikubo to "echoes". Because Skymark prepares its expansion internationally.

And rather than the Asia or America, Skymark decided first to the Cape on Europe. "In two years, we will have international flights from the Japan, says Shinichi Nishikubo." We have not yet negotiated the "slots", it is too early, but our first three destinations will be Paris, London and Frankfurt from November 2014. "And then follow the United States by 2018 with two destinations, New York and Los Angeles.

Positioned at the Japan on the low cost in economic class, the company aims for its future long-haul class customer Affairs. "If our model to the Japan is Ryanair, international our reference is rather Openskies, said Shinichi Nishikubo, which adds, we can sell at half price to current tariffs." Air Asia X Announces, too, an "average discount of 50.

The two companies appear rude health, with a growth of 34 of the turnover of Air Asia in the third quarter of its fiscal year, to EUR 241 million, for a profit of 79.2 million, while Skymark plans to double its annual net income to 45 million to end of March 2011.