Tag Archives: AirAsia (Malaysia)

AirAsia reports third quarter net profit of $141 million

AirAsia (AirAsia.com) (Malaysia) (Kuala Lumpur) reported a net profit of $141 million in the third quarter.

Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing.

AirAsia’s 2Q profit rises 43% to $63 million, sells 500,000 tickets in 24 hours

AirAsia (AirAsia.com) (Malaysia) (Kuala Lumpur) reported its second quarter net profit rose 43 percent to $63 million.

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In other news, the airline is claiming to have set a world record for the most tickets sold in 24 hours – 500,000.

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Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing. A fine ramp study of Airbus A320-216 9M-AHE (msn 3327) at Denpasar.

AirAsia and Jetstar Airways form the first LCC alliance

AirAsia (AirAsia.com) (Kuala Lumpur) and Jetstar Airways (QANTAS) (Melbourne) have formed the first alliance between budget airlines. The cooperation will extend to joint purchases of aircraft.

News link:

news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/jetstar-airasia-form-world-first-budget-alliance-20100106-lu93.html

Jetstar Airways and AirAsia to announce a strategic alliance on January 6

Jetstar Airways (subsidiary of QANTAS Airways) (Melbourne) and AirAsia (AirAsia.com) (Malaysia) (Kuala Lumpur) are expected to announce a new strategic alliance on January 6. The two groups have been discussing how they can cooperate for the past year.

News link:

biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/12/31/business/5389706&sec=business

AirAsia defers delivery of eight Airbus A320s

AirAsia (AirAsia.com) (Kuala Lumpur) has deferred the delivery of eight Airbus A320s.

News link:

biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/10/31/business/5015620&sec=business

AirAsia awards baby a free lifetime pass

AirAsia (AirAsia.com) (Kuala Lumpur) has issued a free lifetime pass to a baby born on board a flight this week.

News link:

www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_News&set_id=1&click_id=79&art_id=nw20091023102016857C822080

AirAsia defers delivery of eight Airbus A320s

AirAsia (AirAsia.com) (Kuala Lumpur) has confirmed it will defer the deliveries of eight new Airbus A320s from 2010 to 2014.

News link:

sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20090807/tbs-malaysia-airline-airasia-airbus-3f3520e.htmlย 

AirAsia defers delivery of eight Airbus A320s

AirAsia (AirAsia.com) (Kuala Lumpur) has deferred the delivery of at least eight new Airbus A320s due to infrastructure issues concerning a permanent low-cost terminal at Kuala Lumpur.

Full details from Aviation Week:

www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?channel=comm&id=news/

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