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Recipe for the most-loved OTA in Southeast Asia = Free flights for a year for as less as $250. Lip smacking, much?
Peden Doma Bhutia | 14 hours ago
Airlines
Fernandes is taking on the challenge of transforming AirAsia’s parent company as it tries to shake off its pandemic-era problems.
Gordon Smith and Meghna Maharishi, Skift | 2 days ago
Tony Fernandes thinks it's time for Capital A's "Hollywood" debut.
Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 months ago
Tourism
A whole year has passed since Tony Fernandes declared his superapp would exclusively focus on travel, and so far, he seems to be sticking to the script.
Peden Doma Bhutia | 3 months ago
Nothing screams "official meeting" like a shirtless CEO getting a massage at his desk during a virtual conference call. The new normal?
Peden Doma Bhutia | 6 months ago
While AirAsia X is looking closely to contain costs, the airline's greatest learning from Covid has been to maintain a cash buffer for financial resilience and long-term sustainability, providing a safety net to weather uncertainties.
Peden Doma Bhutia | 11 months ago
News Blog
AirAsia on Tuesday announced the appointment of Mohamad Hafidz, who is currently the chief fintech officer, as the acting CEO of AirAsia superapp from April 1 onwards. With nearly 30 years in the payments industry, Hafidz, populary known as Mo, will be succeeding Amanda Woo in his new role. Woo was appointed CEO of the…
Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago
While "disruptive and different" is still the mantra that Tony Fernandes swears by, he says he's choosing to tread carefully even as he aspires to create an AirAsia Republic.
AirAsia Aviation Group on Friday announced a joint venture with Cambodia-based Sivilai Asia to launch a new low-cost carrier — AirAsia Cambodia. The airline, in which AirAsia will be the majority partner, expects to commence operations in late 2023. Cambodia is the fifth Southeast Asian destination that AirAsia will be foraying into after Malaysia, Indonesia,…
Malaysia’s Capital A will not be merging its airlines, but will instead move all the carriers under one existing structure, similar to how British Airways, Iberia Airline, and Aer Lingus operate under the International Airlines Group umbrella, said CEO Tony Fernandes on Monday. AirAsia X will be renamed AirAsia Aviation Group and there will be…
