Airbus says AirAsiaX places firm order for 55 A330neo
PARIS (Reuters) - AirAsiaX boosted its purchase of Airbus A330neo passenger jets as it placed a firm order for 55 of the revamped wide-body jets, the planemaker said on Monday.
AirAsia's long-haul arm placed a provisional order for 50 of the aircraft at the Farnborough in July.
These orders have now been confirmed along with 5 more of the same model, Airbus said in a statement.
The expanded order is worth $15 billion (9.5 billion pounds) at list prices.
The plane purchase automatically means an order for Trent 7000 engines from Britain's Rolls-Royce .
(Reporting by Tim Hepher; Editing by Leigh Thomas)
