All AirAsia articles
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NewsCapital A plots Bahrain AOC for AirAsia as part of hub plan for Gulf kingdom
Budget carrier operator AirAsia’s parent, Capital A, is to explore the possibility of establishing a Middle Eastern hub in Bahrain, and setting up a Bahrain-based air operator’s certificate to operate onward connections. Capital A has signed a preliminary agreement with Bahrain’s ministry of transportation to study the option of opening ...
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In depthNo let-up in sight as Heart attacks ES-30 development
Having unveiled its first flight-test prototype, Heart Aerospace is now working to get the HX-1 airborne next year while also overcoming the multiple engineering and production challenges on the path to developing its ES-30, a hybrid-electric airliner targeted for service-entry by the end of this decade.
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Airline BusinessHow airlines are investing in their digital futures
While battling antiquated IT systems and legacy practices remains a significant barrier, most carriers are investing in their digital futures, cognisant of the big revenue and cost benefits
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NewsFernandes to focus on AirAsia and digital push after ending football interest
Capital A chief executive Tony Fernandes has sold his interest in English football club Queens Park Rangers in order to focus on AirAsia and its associated units.
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Airline BusinessAirline Business performance tracker: Asia-Pacific Q4 2022
Key data from the most-recent Asia-Pacific earnings period – the fourth quarter of 2022 – and the equivalent periods stretching back to the last pre-Covid year, powered by Airline Business Insight
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NewsCapital A secures six-month extension to file ‘regularisation’ plan
AirAsia parent Capital A has been given until July to submit its “regularisation plan” after securing a six-month extension from the Malyasian stock exchange.
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Airline BusinessAirline Business performance tracker: Asia-Pacific Q3 2022
Key data from the most-recent Asia-Pacific earnings period – the third quarter of 2022 – and the equivalent periods stretching back to the last pre-Covid year, powered by Airline Business Insight
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Airline BusinessAirline consolidation comes to the fore in Asia-Pacific
While a consolidation of its various airline interests has been in the works for Tata Sons ever since it acquired Air India in January, confirmation this week of plans to merge Vistara into an enlarged grouping illustrates the scope of ambition for the revamped carrier.
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NewsAirAsia Aviation sees ‘encouraging’ tailwinds as group returns to black
AirAsia Aviation Group expects further improvement in its performance in the near-term, helped by a continued upswing in travel demand, as the group’s carriers remained profitable for a second consecutive quarter.
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Airline BusinessWhy Capital A is bringing AirAsia and AirAsia X together
An AirAsia consolidation with its medium-haul affiliate AirAsia X would bode well for both carriers – and is a long time coming – given that both companies are starting to overlap in operations.
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NewsCapital A to divest airline units to AirAsia X as part of restructuring plan
Capital A has outlined plans to dispose of its airline interests to AirAsia X after seeking an extension from the Malaysian stock market to submit “a holistic regularisation” plan.
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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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News‘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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Airline BusinessHow 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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NewsAirAsia 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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NewsAsia-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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NewsAirAsia 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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NewsLangkawi 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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NewsAirAsia 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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NewsAirAsia 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”.