AirAsia CEO cried after last year's plane crash: Report

Last Updated: Thursday, July 23, 2015, 13:07

Speaking in an interview with a Singapore radio, 938LIVE, Fernandes said the aftermath of last year's crash was an emotional period, Channel News Asia reported today.

AirAsia CEO Fernandes casts other work aside amid accounting worries

Last Updated: Thursday, June 25, 2015, 08:58

Analysts covering the airline say Fernandes told them that he, and his long-term business partner Kamarudin Meranun, would become more hands on.

Tata Sons, Telestra in discussions to hike stake in AirAsia

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 17, 2015, 19:36

Tata Sons, which partly budgets carrier AirAsia India is looking at hiking its stake in the airline and is in discussions with Telestra Tradeplace in this regard.

AirAsia profit up in Q1 on lower fuel costs

Last Updated: Friday, May 29, 2015, 15:59

Malaysia-based AirAsia, the region`s biggest low-cost carrier by fleet size, said its first-quarter net profit climbed seven percent year-on-year due mainly to lower fuel and operating costs.

Is AirAsia making the best use of its 171 aircraft?

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 17:07

AirAsia`s rapid network expansion and huge plane orders aimed at meeting what CEO Tony Fernandes once described as "amazing" demand are in the spotlight after the carrier fell into the red for the first time since 2008.

AirAsia plans $300 mn IPO for Indonesia unit in 2016

Last Updated: Monday, April 20, 2015, 19:02

Budget carrier AirAsia is planning an initial public offering for its Indonesian affiliate around the middle of next year and hopes to raise $300 million, AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes said Monday.

'Shocked' I am in TIME's influential people list: AirAsia chief

Last Updated: Friday, April 17, 2015, 16:51

Learning that I was among the world's most influential people was shocking at first and an humbling experience, says no-frills carrier AirAsia's CEO Tony Fernandes.

AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes criticises 5/20 rule in India

Last Updated: Saturday, March 21, 2015, 20:08

AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes today criticised the '5/20 rule' in India that mandates a domestic carrier to be five-year-old and have a fleet of 20 aircraft being allowed to fly on international routes.

AirAsia CEO calls for single aviation authority in ASEAN

Last Updated: Sunday, January 25, 2015, 14:52

Tony Fernandes, the Indian-origin founder and CEO of the AirAsia group, has called for a single aviation authority to approve licences to operate in 10 Southeast Asian nations, an issue that assumed significance after the deadly crash of the group's Flight QZ8501.

AirAsia shares slump 8.5% in Malaysia after jet loss

Last Updated: Monday, December 29, 2014, 09:09

The firm slumped 12 percent to 2.60 ringgit at the open but recovered slightly to sit at 2.69 ringgit, still down 8.50 percent, at the close.

AirAsia X confirms order of 55 Airbus A330Neos for $15 bn

Last Updated: Monday, December 15, 2014, 17:39

Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia X confirmed Monday its order of 55 long-haul A330Neo passenger planes from Airbus at a list price of $15 billion, in what is the biggest single order for the line of aircraft.

AirAsia promises low fares in India; expects launch in Mar-Apr

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 12:27

Hopeful of launching flights in India in next 2-3 months, Air Asia chief Tony Fernandes says that the airline would introduce 'dramatically' low fares in the country, which would be cheapest in the market and take air travel to masses.