吉隆坡——亚航集团首席执行官博·林加姆（Bo Lingam）周二在接受《日经亚洲》（Nikkei Asia）采访时表示，由于航空燃油成本高涨所带来的财务压力不会影响公司计划中的新飞机交付计划。
KUALA LUMPUR -- AirAsia Group's financial headwinds caused by high jet fuel costs will not affect planned deliveries of new aircraft, CEO Bo Lingam told Nikkei Asia on Tuesday.
这家低成本航空公司正在筹备扩大机队，已订购了数百架空客飞机。然而，该公司在4月至6月的季度内出现了5.27亿林吉特（约合1.29亿美元）的净亏损；截至6月30日，集团的负债超过了资产约6亿林吉特。目前，该公司正在寻求10亿美元的融资，用于再融资和补充营运资金。
The budget carrier is preparing to expand its fleet with hundreds of Airbus jets on order. Meanwhile, it reported a net loss of 527 million ringgit ($129 million) in the April-June quarter, with the group's liabilities exceeding assets by about 600 million ringgit as of June 30. The company is currently seeking $1 billion funding to refinance and support working capital.
在位于吉隆坡国际机场附近的公司总部接受采访时，博·林加姆表示，大约70至75架飞机的融资已经安排妥当，并对未来的飞机交付计划表示了信心：“我认为飞机融资方面不存在问题。”他补充说，2027年将有7架新飞机交付，2028年还将有20架新飞机交付。
Speaking in an interview at the company's headquarters near Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Bo said financing had already been arranged for about 70 to 75 aircraft, and brushed off concerns about future deliveries. "I don't see an issue with financing planes," he said, adding that seven new aircraft will be delivered in 2027 with 20 more in 2028. Bo said AirAsia does not intend to arrange financing for its entire order book too far in advance.
博·林加姆表示，亚航并不打算过早地为所有已订购的飞机安排融资，而是会在飞机交付前再寻求资金支持，这样公司可以在财务状况改善时争取到更优惠的融资条件。
Instead, it will seek funding closer to delivery, allowing the airline to negotiate more favorable rates as its financial position improves. Bo acknowledged that elevated fuel costs were putting pressure on its liquidity but said AirAsia continues to generate cash.
他承认燃油成本的上升对公司的流动性造成了压力，但同时也表示亚航仍在持续产生现金流：“如果问我是否有流动性问题？当然有，”他说，“但在支付完租赁费用后，我们仍然有现金，因为我们的业务每天都在产生收入。”他还排除了政府可能提供支持的可能性，尽管近期市场上有此类猜测，且该公司股价也出现了大幅下跌。“一切照常进行，我们不会倒闭，”他说。
"If you ask me, do we have liquidity issues? Yes, of course," he said. "[But] even after paying lessors, I do have cash because this business is generating cash every day." He also ruled out possible government support to maintain operations, as speculation circulated and the company's share prices plunged this month. "It's business as usual. We are not closing down," he said.
亚航集团相信自己能够通过再融资来应对今年的燃油成本飙升，并按计划继续增加新飞机到机队中。
AirAsia Group is confident it can refinance to ride out this year's fuel cost surge and add new Airbuses to its fleet as planned.
关于这10亿美元的融资计划，出席此次采访的副集团首席执行官法鲁克·卡马尔（Farouk Kamal）表示，其中约5亿至5.5亿美元将用于将现有的借款整合为一种统一的债务工具，剩余的资金将用于营运资金。
Regarding the $1 billion financing plan, Deputy Group CEO Farouk Kamal, who was also present at the interview, said that about $500 million to $550 million would be used to consolidate existing borrowings into a single instrument, with part of the remaining funds available for working capital.
法鲁克指出，此次再融资将降低利息成本，并采用“一次性偿还”（即到期时一次性还清本金）的还款方式，而非在整个贷款期间分期偿还本金。他表示，这有助于缓解公司的短期资金压力，不过债务仍需在到期时按时偿还。此外，如果亚航的财务状况有所改善，该公司也可以选择提前偿还债务。
Farouk said the refinancing would lower interest costs and include a "bullet" repayment structure, leaving the principal due at maturity rather than requiring repayments throughout the loan period. He said that it would ease near-term cash demands, although the debt would still have to be repaid when it falls due. The arrangement would also allow AirAsia to repay earlier if its financial position improves.
他补充说：“我们目前采用的融资方式是贷款形式，而不是通过国际债券市场进行融资。”在采访中，这些高管还回应了媒体关于亚航飞机处置的报道。
"The one that we're doing is in a loan format at the moment," as opposed to tapping international bond markets, he said. During the interview, the executives also addressed media reports about aircraft disposals.
据彭博社本月报道，自2025年初以来，亚航已经出售了6架新交付的A321neo飞机（其中2架是在7月出售的），这一举措在该公司面临财务压力的背景下显得很不寻常。
Bloomberg reported this month that AirAsia had sold six newly delivered A321neos since the start of 2025, including two in July, describing the move as unusual amid the airline's financial pressures.
博（Bo）解释称，这6架飞机原本是亚航在疫情期间重组时租赁的，但由于租赁成本过高，继续运营这些飞机并不经济。他说：“租赁费用太高了，所以我们与租赁方协商后决定将飞机退还给他们；如果将这些飞机重新出售，我们也无法获得应有的投资回报。”亚航已将飞机归还给租赁方，后者可以在其他地方获得更高的租赁收益。他强调这是一个一次性做出的决定，并强调：“我们并没有赠送属于空客（Airbus）的飞机。”
Bo said the six were leased aircraft that AirAsia had agreed to take during its COVID restructuring, but their leasing costs were too high to justify operating them. "The lease was expensive, so we went back and told them," he said. "If I were to put it in the market, I cannot get back the return on investment on this plane." Bo said AirAsia returned the aircraft to the lessor, which could obtain higher leases elsewhere. He described it as a one-off decision. "It's not our aircraft from Airbus that we gave away," he said.