Tag: AirAsia
Aviation News in Brief 19 October 2020
IATA welcomes US military report on risk of catching COVID-19 on a flight: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the release of the...
REPORT: AirAsia gets bailout from Malaysian government ahead of more job...
Nikkei Asia is reporting today (13 October) that the government of Malaysia has approved a 1 billion ringgit (US$242 million) loan low-cost carrier AirAsia...
AirAsia Group creates MRO for owned planes and other airlines in...
AirAsia Group announced Wednesday (9 September) that it had created a new MRO company called Asia Digital Engineering, a wholly-owned subsidiary that will provide...
AirAsia Group posts net loss for Q2
Malaysian airline AirAsia reported Tuesday (25 August) that it posted a net loss of RM1.2 billion (US$287.76 million) , compared to RM47 million in...
Aviation News in Brief 26 August 2020
Scoot modifies A320 to boost cargo capacity: With stringent border control measures in place due to COVID-19 causing a reduction in passenger flights, there...
Aviation News in Brief 20 August 2020
Qatar Airways pays out big in refunds: Qatar Airways has paid out over US$1.2 billion in refunds to almost 600,000 passengers since March, which...
Aviation News in Brief 28 July 2020
AirAsia launches virtual assistant: AirAsia announced that its virtual Allstar, AVA, has launched on the messaging application WhatsApp. Chief Customer Happiness Officer Adam Geneave...
AirAsia says board ‘confident’ LCC will survive
Malaysia’s AirAsia Group, headed by flamboyant founder and CEO Tony Fernandes, said Thursday (9 July) that despite the company’s auditors warning the low-cost carrier...
AirAsia’s auditors express ‘significant doubt’ airline can continue as ‘going concern’
Malaysia’s storied AirAsia, founded by Tony Fernandes, appears to be in deep trouble after the company’s auditors filed a report with the stock exchange...
Aviation News in Brief 13 May 2020
New chairman at Hong Kong’s Asian Sky Group: Hong Kong business aviation consulting firm Asian Sky Group (ASG) announced that Wu Zhendong has been...