AirAsia

By Chen Chuanren
The Malaysian Aviation Commission flagged the potential lack of aircraft capacity in the market, which could stem an otherwise rapid post-pandemic recovery.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
AirAsia’s latest subsidiary carrier AirAsia Cambodia will start operations May 2 and international service will commence as early as the third quarter of 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Across a vast region, widebodies give Asian LCCs range and versatility.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Across Southeast Asia, low-cost airlines continue to grow.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
A selection of 50 new routes starting this month, including new services being launched by Asia-Pacific LCCs AirAsia, Jetstar and VietJet.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
LCC AirAsia is planning further growth in the Indian market following Malaysia’s decision to relax visa-entry requirements for Indian nationals.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
The proposed merger would bring the AirAsia Group more in line with other major Asia-Pacific LCCs that operate widebodies and narrowbodies in a single airline
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
AirAsia is expanding its Chinese and Indian networks following Malaysia’s decision to ease visa entry rules.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Long-haul carrier AirAsia X would acquire all of AirAsia’s short-haul airlines from Capital A and combine them into a single entity.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
New routes to Melbourne and Perth are being launched by Batik Air Malaysia and AirAsia.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
AirAsia expects to return all of its narrowbody aircraft to service by the end of 2023, and the airline is looking to grow its fleet further in 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Asia Digital Engineering’s new EASA Part 145 maintenance approval will help it boost MRO services outside the Asia-Pacific region.
MRO

By Adrian Schofield
Paul Carroll, AirAsia Group’s chief revenue and network officer, says demand levels “fell off aggressively” after the peak holiday period.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Dilhan Haradasa, AirAsia Group head of network and regulatory affairs, says, “We’ll be starting in Phnom Penh, but we hope to grow Sihanoukville and Siam Reap."
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
“We are looking forward to supporting SF Airlines to expand their cross-border product in Southeast Asia,” Teleport CEO Pete Chareonwongsak says.
Airlines & Lessors

By Matthew Fulco
AirAsia parent Capital A will establish an MRO business in Cambodia together with the Cambodian hospitality management consultancy Sivilai Asia.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Capital A subsidiary Asia Digital Engineering completed 22 base maintenance checks in the second quarter, up from 12 in the same period last year.
MRO

By David Casey
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements for aviation professionals.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
AirAsia logistics affiliate Teleport has unveiled its first Malaysia-based freighter aircraft, an Airbus A321F.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Malaysian LCC AirAsia is “exploring options” to take in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) before 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
AirAsia is expanding its presence in the Malaysia-Hong Kong market with the launch of a route from Penang, the airline’s third-biggest hub.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
No immediate slowdown in robust demand is in sight, carriers say.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
LCC group AirAsia announced the launch of three new routes from Malaysia to China, flying from Kuala Lumpur to Quanzhou, Guilin and Chengdu, starting in June.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
ADE is preparing for the construction and opening of its new 14-line aircraft maintenance hangar facility in Sepang, near Kuala Lumpur.
Services & Support