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Aviation & Engineering
High airfares to persist as travel booms, says new AirAsia boss
Strong demand means airfares are unlikely to return to pre-pandemic levels any time soon, says AirAsia Aviation CEO Bo Lingam.
June 24, 2024
Digital Economy
CEO Nadia Omer of Move wants travel brand recognition in post-AirAsia era
Move sells flights, hotels, travel insurance, fintech products and offers ride-hailing services specializing in airport journeys
December 01, 2023
Tech
Tony Fernandes' tech foray may not get off the ground
AirAsia has joined the queue of aspirants to be Asean’s super app.
July 23, 2021
IPO
AirAsia eyes US listing of digital business this year
The plan comes as the airline doubles down on its digital strategy as air travel suffers.
July 08, 2021
Global Economy
Briefs
Quoteworthy: "Donald learned long ago how to pick his targets." — Mary Trump, niece of the US president, in her upcoming tell-all family memoir, “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man”.
July 09, 2020
Aviation & Engineering
Malaysia's AirAsia founders not taking salary; staff accepts up to 75% pay cut
Tony Fernandes said in an Instagram post that he and Executive Chairman Kamarudin Meranun “will not be taking a salary during this period”, while staff from across the business “have accepted temporary pay reductions of anywhere between 15-75%.
April 12, 2020
Corruption probe
AirAsia CEO Fernandes and chairman step aside as Airbus bribery allegations probed
AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes and Chairman Kamarudin Meranun stepping aside for at least 2 months while airline and authorities investigate allegations Airbus paid a bribe of US$50 million to win plane orders
February 04, 2020
Global Economy
Briefs
SINGAPORE (Sept 23): “I don’t want you to listen to me. I want you to listen to the scientists. And then I want you to take real action.” – 16-year-old climate change activist Greta Thunberg addressing the US Congress on Sept 19.
September 20, 2019
Aviation & Engineering
Work with us and Malaysia will win, AirAsia tells Malaysia Airports and Malaysian Aviation Commission
SINGAPORE (Sept 23): AirAsia Group has long had a tumultuous relationship with its landlord, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB). Both companies have clashed in the past over issues related to klia2, ranging from its location, cost and facilities to d
September 20, 2019
Commentary
Data: Whose business is it?
SINGAPORE (Apr 15): A year and a half ago, Tony Fernandes, CEO of the wildly successful low-cost carrier AirAsia, talked about data as “the new oil”, and revealed plans to use data and machine learning to customise the pricing of air tickets and ancil
April 15, 2019