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NewsBullish AirAsia Aviation targets 100 more jets, big cargo ramp-up
AirAsia Aviation Group expects to add 100 more aircraft across its airline units within the next five years – with its sister cargo unit taking “at least” 50 more freighters – amid optimism about growth prospects.
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‘We are back’: AirAsia Aviation sees recovery by mid-2023 amid swing to modest profit
AirAsia Aviation Group expects to recover full operations by mid-2023, as capacity ramp-up continues amid optimism that travel demand will remain robust.
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How far through the crisis are Asia-Pacific’s biggest airlines?
Airlines in Asia-Pacific paradoxically, are both among the hardest hit yet also the most profitable since the crisis hit. No region’s international passenger business has been harder by the pandemic than Asia-Pacific’s airlines, as international borders have remained all but shut and only started reopening in the last quarter of ...
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AirAsia carriers optimistic of strong year-end recovery, amid Q3 traffic collapse
AirAsia Group’s airline units expect a “strong revival” for the year-end period, as key South-east Asia markets begin reopening to tourism.
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Asia-Pacific carriers warm to mandatory passenger jabs
At least three Asia-Pacific carriers have made it compulsory for all travellers to be fully-vaccinated before flying, as the region moves towards post-pandemic reopening.
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AirAsia Group to become all-A321 operator after latest order swap
AirAsia Group has converted its remaining orders for Airbus A320neos into the larger A321neo, as the low-cost airline group sets out to “transform” into an all-A321 operator in the longer term.
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Langkawi bubble ‘encouraging’ but broader recovery unpredictable: AirAsia
AirAsia reports “very encouraging” demand for flights into the tourist destination of Langkawi, as it ramps up capacity ahead of the island’s reopening to vaccinated domestic travellers.
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AirAsia Group ups 2021 fleet forecast again
AirAsia Group has revised its fleet plan for 2021, ending the year with four more aircraft than previously forecast.
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AirAsia Group says sufficient liquidity through 2022, as losses narrow
AirAsia Group narrowed its second-quarter losses on the back of a surge in revenue, as it forecast “sufficient liquidity throughout 2022”.
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AirAsia likely to split digital ventures, airline business 'at some point': Tony Fernandes
AirAsia Group chief Tony Fernandes says “a split” between the group’s core airline business and its digital ventures is inevitable “at some point”.
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Pandemic resurgence dashes domestic recovery hopes for AirAsia Group
Fresh waves of coronavirus infections in most of AirAsia Group’s key operating markets dampened any prospect of strong recoveries.
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Airline Business Weekly Briefing: No more domestic bliss in Asia-Pacific
News this week that Australia’s domestic air travel market has been hit hard by a resurgence of Covid-19 cases reflects a growing trend of Covid-19 challenges in Asia-Pacific, with no easy answers.
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AirAsia’s Fernandes committed to Airbus orderbook
AirAsia Group chief executive Tony Fernandes is still bullish about to taking delivery of all aircraft the low-cost carrier has on order with Airbus.
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‘Cargo could be as powerful as our passenger services’: AirAsia chief
Air cargo has been a “diamond in the rough” for AirAsia during the Covid-19 pandemic and is likely to retain a high importance to the business in the longer term, according to group chief executive Tony Fernandes.
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‘I will not forget the lessors who have treated us badly’: AirAsia chief
AirAsia Group chief executive Tony Fernandes says he has found it “painful” how some unnamed lessors have treated the business during the Covid-19 crisis.
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AirAsia Group to raise up to MYR1 billion, eyes other fundraising opportunities
AirAsia Group will raise up to MYR1 billion ($239 million) through a proposed renounceable rights issue, as it confirms that it is “well-progressed” to secure other fundraising initiatives that will beef up its war chest against the coronavirus pandemic.
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AirAsia’s MRO unit touts expertise, sees opportunity amid gloom
Despite commencing operations in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, AirAsia Group’s MRO unit Asia Digital Engineering (ADE) sees a silver lining in the crisis, which has brought most of the aviation industry to its knees.
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AirAsia’s first dedicated freighters to begin operations in Q3
AirAsia will operate its first dedicated cargo aircraft — a Boeing 737-800 freighter — in the third quarter of the year, as the low-cost giant doubles down on expanding in the region’s fledgling cargo market.
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AirAsia Group targets recovery in two years after Q1 loss widens
Ongoing travel restrictions have contributed to a 2.4% year-on-year widening of AirAsia Group’s first-quarter net loss, to MYR976 million ($235.8 million).
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AirAsia Group MRO unit gets base maintenance regulatory approval
Asia Digital Engineering (ADE), the MRO unit of AirAsia Group, has obtained regulatory approval to perform base maintenance works.
