AirAsia

AirAsia has recorded its highest-ever quarterly performance and expects to increase its fleet to more than 200 operational aircraft by the end of 2024.

ADE is on schedule to expand its Malaysian MRO footprint.

Among Japan Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Qantas, and AirAsia, some groups show improvement, while others stagnate or fluctuate.

Digital advances help airlines capitalize on seat choices, onboard sales and more.

The Malaysian Aviation Commission flagged the potential lack of aircraft capacity in the market, which could stem an otherwise rapid post-pandemic recovery.

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.

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

Across a vast region, widebodies give Asian LCCs range and versatility.

Across Southeast Asia, low-cost airlines continue to grow.

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

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

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

AirAsia is expanding its Chinese and Indian networks following Malaysia’s decision to ease visa entry rules.

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

New routes to Melbourne and Perth are being launched by Batik Air Malaysia and AirAsia.

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.

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

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

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."

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

AirAsia parent Capital A will establish an MRO business in Cambodia together with the Cambodian hospitality management consultancy Sivilai Asia.

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

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements for aviation professionals.

AirAsia logistics affiliate Teleport has unveiled its first Malaysia-based freighter aircraft, an Airbus A321F.

Malaysian LCC AirAsia is “exploring options” to take in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) before 2025.