AirAsia Japan will launch during the third quarter of this year Tony Fernandes has said, marking the airline's second attempt to enter the Japanese low-cost carrier market. "I was just in Nagoya. It looks...we don’t control the regulators but it’s looking good, feeling good. I’m really feeling good about AirAsia Japan," he told reporters after AirAsia Bhd's 23rd Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AirAsia Group founder and CEO's comments come against the backdrop of several reports in the … [Read more...] about AirAsia Japan v2.0 to make 3Q debut: Fernandes
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ST Aerospace’s Guangzhou facility redelivers 50 aircraft to AirAsia
ST Aerospace, the Singapore-based leading aircraft maintenance and modification company, and Guangzhou Airport Authority, celebrated today 50 aircraft redeliveries from its Guangzhou airframe maintenance facility, to AirAsia. The first aircraft was inducted into ST Aerospace’s Guangzhou-based hangar in January 2015, for C-level checks. This was followed by a steady stream of AirAsia’s A320 through the one and a half years, with the 50th aircraft redelivered to AirAsia’s revenue fleet … [Read more...] about ST Aerospace’s Guangzhou facility redelivers 50 aircraft to AirAsia
AirAsia Group said to be considering merging Thai, Indonesian units
Malaysia’s AirAsia Group is said to be considering merging its Thai and Indonesia AirAsia affiliates into one company which would then be listed on both the Thai and Malaysian stock exchanges. Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said the merger may also see AirAsia Group and Thai Airways International forming a strategic partnership that does not involve any exchange of equity, according to a report on the ch-aviation website. Earlier rumours posited that Thai Airways … [Read more...] about AirAsia Group said to be considering merging Thai, Indonesian units
AirAsia X to return to Auckland from March
Kuala Lumpur-based, long-haul, low-cost carrier AirAsia X announced this week its return to New Zealand, launching daily flights to Auckland from Kuala Lumpur via Australia's Gold Coast beginning 22 March. The service will utilise A330-300 aircraft and will also mark AirAsia X’s first foray into the trans-Tasman market. The low-cost carrier suspended its KL-Christchurch service in May 2012, citing high operating costs. And despite reporting substantial losses - RM288 million (US$65.8 million) … [Read more...] about AirAsia X to return to Auckland from March
Mechanical, human factors behind AirAsia QZ8501 crash
Indonesian investigators say a chronically faulty component and the crew's attempts to fix the problem contributed to the crash of an AirAsia passenger aircraft last year, killing all 162 aboard. The A320 aircraft crashed into the Java Sea less than halfway into a two-hour flight from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore in December 2014. The report noted that the aircraft's flight control computer had a cracked solder joint that malfunctioned repeatedly, including four times during … [Read more...] about Mechanical, human factors behind AirAsia QZ8501 crash
Bad weather hampers Indonesia crash recovery
Bad weather on Wednesday hampered efforts to recover the bodies of 54 passengers and crew killed when a plane operated by Indonesian carrier Trigana Air crashed in remote eastern Indonesia. The ATR 42-300 twin-turboprop went down on Sunday during a short flight in bad weather in Papua province, killing everyone on board. Rescuers finally reached the crash site, near the settlement of Oksibil that had been the plane's destination, two days later after initial efforts were hindered by the … [Read more...] about Bad weather hampers Indonesia crash recovery
