Tony Fernandes

AirAsia X has finalised a firm order with Airbus for an additional 12 A330-900 and 30 A321XLR aircraft. The contract was signed by Rafidah Aziz, chairman of AirAsia X and Guillaume…

AirAsia has introduced a ‘Sustainable ASEAN’ livery on its newest Airbus A320 to mark ASEAN Day celebrations in Bangkok. Alongside the ASEAN chairmanship logo, the special livery…

AirAsia wants customers to taste the food they serve in the air.

Asia's popular budget carrier, AirAsia has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation reaffirming its intention to set up a low-cost carrier in Vietnam with local partners.

Following raids on AirAsia’s India offices in Mumbai on 29 May, investigating allegations of corruption and bribery, India’s Central Bureau of Investigation has summoned CEO Tony Fernandes,…

Malaysia's Prime Minister, Najib Razak, has overseen the launch of AirAsia's new direct flight connecting Langkawi with mainland China. The low-cost carrier recently commenced the first…

AirAsia is stepping up its efforts to target business travellers with the launch of a new corporate travel programme. Under its new "MyCorporate" scheme, AirAsia will offer a series of…

The University of Cambodia has named its business school after AirAsia's group CEO, Tony Fernandes. The university unveiled the "Tony Fernandes School of Business" and its…

AirAsia has signed an agreement for its most ambitious venture to date: a low-cost carrier based in mainland China. The Malaysian company has penned a memorandum of understanding (MoU)…

AirAsia is acquiring a 50% stake in Touristly Travel, the Malaysian online travel planning start-up. The deal, which will consist of an asset injection and loan valued at MYR11.5…

The CEOs of two of the world’s so-called “disruptive” airlines, AirAsia and Qatar Airways, have urged the world’s governments to continue along the road towards liberalization, and not…

AirAsia has decided to reward the ASEAN region's Olympic gold medal-winning Olympians with free flights for life. Thai weightlifters Sukanya Srisurat and Sopita Tanasan, Indonesian…

Malaysia will not change the name of its low-cost terminal, KLIA2, despite pressure from AirAsia. Tony Fernandes, the group CEO of AirAsia, said earlier this month that he planned to…

King Power, the Thai duty-free giant, has acquired a stake in Thai AirAsia. The low-cost carrier's CEO, Tassapon Bijleveld, has sold his 39% stake in the airline's parent company,…

AirAsia has decided to launch its own campaign to rebrand KLIA2, without the backing of the airport's operator. The low-cost carrier, which is by far the largest airline based at KLIA2,…

AirAsia's CEO Tony Fernandes has said he expects to relaunch his Japanese venture in October this year. The previous AirAsia Japan was disbanded in September 2013 following…

AirAsia India has posted a loss of INR611.5 million (US$9.1m) for the three months ending 30 September 2015, despite rising passenger traffic and revenues. The low-cost carrier has…

AirAsia will relaunch operations in Japan next year, after the low-cost carrier was granted an Air Operator’s Certificate by the country's aviation authorities. Based at Nagoya's…

AirAsia is demanding MYR409 million (US$107m) in compensation from Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) for losses and damages it has incurred by operating from Kuala Lumpur…

AirAsia has urged Malaysian authorities to speed up work to repair Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2), which it claims is sinking. Malaysia's Bernama news agency reported…

AirAsia has teamed up with in-flight connectivity provider roKKi to offer Twitter access onboard its flights. This service marks an enhancement to the existing onboard Wi-Fi offering…