AirAsia ithathe ukulethwa kwayo okokuqala Airbus Indiza ye-A330neo, ezosetshenziswa inkampani yayo yohambo olude i-AirAsia X Thailand. Indiza ilethwe ngomqashisi i-Avolon futhi ingeyokuqala kwama-A330neos amabili asethelwe ukujoyina umkhumbi wendiza ekupheleni konyaka.
Ngomnotho wayo othuthukisiwe i-A330neo izoletha ushintsho lwesinyathelo ekusebenzeni kukaphethiloli ekusebenzeni okude kwe-AirAsia. Isizukulwane esisha i-A330neo izozinze esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Don Mueang International sase-Bangkok e-Thailand, isekela ukukhula kwenkampani yezindiza nezinhlelo zokunwetshwa kwenethiwekhi ezimakethe ezibalulekile njenge-Australia, Japan kanye neNingizimu Korea.
I-AirAsia X Thailand A330-900 inezihlalo ezingama-377 ekucushweni kwezigaba ezimbili, okuhlanganisa i-Premium Flatbeds eyi-12 kanye nezihlalo zekilasi lezomnotho ezingama-365.
Inxusa le-AirAsia lokudonsa uhambo olude, i-AirAsia X njengamanje isebenzisa izindiza ezingama-36 A330-300 futhi iyikhasimende elikhulu kunawo wonke le-A330neo enama-66 ngokuhleleka okuqinile.
I-A330neo iyisakhiwo sangempela sezindiza zesizukulwane esisha esithandweni somzimba esidume kakhulu se-A330 futhi sisebenzisa ubuchwepheshe be-A350 XWB. Inikwe amandla yizinjini zakamuva zeRolls-Royce Trent 7000, i-A330neo inikela ngezinga elingakaze lisebenze kahle - nge-25% yokusha kukaphethiloli esihlalweni ngasinye kunababencintisana nabo besizukulwane esedlule. Ifakwe i-Airbus Airspace cabin, i-A330neo inikeza isipiliyoni sabagibeli esiyingqayizivele ngesikhala somuntu siqu kanye nohlelo lwakamuva lokuzijabulisa ezindizeni nokuxhumana.
