Posts Tagged ‘AirAsia’
AirAsia X Could Defer A350 Delivery
AirAsia X Could Defer A350 Delivery Malaysia’s AirAsia X could defer the delivery of its Airbus A350s if European economies fail to recover by the time it receives the first aircraft in 2018 or 2019. “You can...
AirAsia X Orders 25 Airbus A330s
Malaysian long-haul budget carrier AirAsia X announced an order for 25 Airbus A330-300s on Wednesday in a deal valued at USD$6 billion at list prices. Malaysian airline entrepreneur Tony Fernandes, whose AirAsia group has alrea...
Southeast Asia Budget Airlines Betting On Growth
Lion Air’s record aircraft orders underline the ambitious plans the privately held Indonesian group is hatching to emerge as a pan-Asian low cost carrier, throwing a serious challenge to AirAsia, the region’s...
AirAsia Profit Surges On Thai Share Sale
AirAsia reported full year profit more than tripled, thanks to a share sale of its Thai business. AirAsia, Asia’s largest budget airline by passengers, reported full-year profit of MYR1.88 billion ringgit (USD$606....
AirAsia Plans Indian Airline JV With Tata
Malaysia’s AirAsia, Asia’s largest budget carrier, plans to launch a regional airline in India in a venture with the Tata group, marking a return to aviation for India’s biggest business group. The new ...
AirAsia Becomes First Operator of Airbus’ Sharklet Equipped A320
Airbus has delivered the first A320 equipped with Sharklets to AirAsia, which becomes the first operator of the new fuel-saving large wing tip devices. Sharklets are an option on new-build A320 Family aircraft, and are standard...