AirAsia orders 150 Airbus A220 jets for $19 billion in largest single order ever placed for aircraftAirAsia is set to acquire 150 Airbus A220-300 aircraft. This significant deal, valued at approximately 19 billion dollars, marks a major st...
07 May, 2026, 01.56 PM IST
AirAsia calls out Airbus software oversight as planemaker races to hit delivery targetsAirAsia's Tony Fernandes urged Airbus to re-evaluate aircraft software testing after a recent glitch necessitated a global rollback. The in...
02 Dec, 2025, 11.45 AM IST
AirAsia inks $12.25 bn Airbus initial pact for 50 A321XLR jetsAirAsia Berhad has signed a $12.25 billion deal with Airbus to purchase 50 A321XLR aircraft, with rights for 20 more. Deliveries are schedu...
07 Jul, 2025, 11.23 AM IST
Tatas look to fast-track synergy between AI Express and AirAsiaTata Sons-owned Air India has approached the civil aviation regulator, seeking approval to cross-utilise pilots and cabin crew of Air India...
17 Jun, 2023, 01.02 AM IST
AirAsia's Tony Fernandes returns as boss after Airbus probeAirAsia founder and CEO Fernandes and executive chairman Kamarudin Meranun left their roles last month after Airbus settled a court case in...
20 Mar, 2020, 05.26 PM IST
Tata Trusts chief, ex-CEO of TCS exit AirAsia IndiaThe changes in the shareholding structure are believed to be a function of the central investigative action.
23 Feb, 2019, 11.43 AM IST
AirAsia X considering switching part of Airbus order to narrowbody jets: CEOThe A330neo has a list price of $296.4 million each compared with $129.5 million for the smaller A321neo, though airlines typically receive...
09 Nov, 2018, 01.38 PM IST
Vistara bans carrying of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones on its aircraftThe restrictions do not apply to "Samsung Galaxy Note 7 purchased after September 15, 2016, which have green battery charge indication.
17 Oct, 2016, 10.09 PM IST
Tata Sons to hold 49% stake in AirAsia India; Arun Bhatia to exitTata Sons will hike its stake in AirAsia India to 49% by buying additional shares from Arun Bhatia's Telestra which will be exiting the ven...
29 Mar, 2016, 08.37 AM IST
AirAsia plane that crashed was flying on an unauthorised schedule: Indonesian Transport MinistryIndonesian Transport Ministry has said and suspended the airline's Surabaya-Singapore route for violating the operational hours.
03 Jan, 2015, 12.14 PM IST
AirAsia’s low-cost model won’t work: Sanjiv Kapoor, SpiceJet COOIndian carriers are bleeding from high input costs, primarily fuel prices, borrowing rates and dollar-denominated purchases.
24 May, 2014, 10.44 AM IST
AirAsia’s Tony Fernandes rubbishes reports of spat with Tatas over SIA ties“We have no conflict of interest (over the Tata-SIA tie-up ) and we’ll benefit from the Tatas being involved in a low-cost airline," Tony s...
30 Sep, 2013, 10.43 AM IST
Civil aviation ministry tried to thwart AirAsia's India plansThe aviation ministry had disapproved of AirAsia's India entry, arguing that the Indian promoters should have first set up an airline compa...
04 Apr, 2013, 10.05 AM IST
Ajit Singh warns of trouble even as AirAsia joint venture gets FIPB approvalAjit Singh has been hinting at impending procedural issues for the AirAsia-Tata JV ever since the proposal got FIPB clearance on March 6.
27 Mar, 2013, 06.09 AM IST
Opposition from rival airlines, long list of govt clearances to make things difficult for AirAsiaAirAsia, the hugely successful low-fare airline promoted by Malaysian billionaire Tony Fernandes, needs a raft of clearances from the gover...
08 Mar, 2013, 07.14 AM IST
AirAsia to invest up to $60 mn in airline venture with TataAirAsia, through its investment arm, AirAsia Investment Ltd, intends to own 49 per cent of the venture with the remaining stake held by the...
21 Feb, 2013, 05.18 PM IST
- 'Swine' bankers shun airline loans
Carriers from Air France-KLM Group to AirAsia, already coping with a slump in travel, also have to deal with banks that are unwilling to fi...
20 Jun, 2009, 03.35 AM IST