AirAsia is widely credited with bringing budget airline operations to new levels of thriftiness. According to research conducted by Bloomberg, the airline's non-fuel costs are at rock bottom at 1.73 ...

With considerable media attention, in autumn 2016 China announced restrictions on startup airlines. This was seen to end the startup wave and slow down the conversion of cargo and small regional ...

Budget airlines are all about cheap flights -- AirAsia Bhd. really brings new meaning to the term. Its non-fuel costs are the lowest in the entire industry. (Reuters) Budget airlines are all about ...

Fast-growing Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia is expected to unveil details this week of its ambitions to expand into long-haul services, as it works on securing partners, possibly including Virgin ...

At the Farnborough Airshow on 15-Jul-2014, AirAsia X became the launch airline customer for the new A330-900neo, with 50 commitments. That is an important order - but it is made doubly special because ...

Malaysia’s Capital A will not be merging its airlines, but will instead move all the carriers under one existing structure, similar to how British Airways, Iberia Airline, and Aer Lingus operate under ...

(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Tony Fernandes, Group CEO of Asia's largest and most successful budget airline AirAsia, suggested at a conference in Bangkok on September 15 that his airline could build "a new ...

Malaysian carrier AirAsia?s strategy of offering the lowest fares in the industry and occasional free seats may stand in the way of getting a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the civil aviation ...

A320 planes are equipped with sharklets, a wingtip device intended to reduce fuel burn Berlin: Malaysian no-frills airline AirAsia will be the first operator of Airbus A320 planes equipped with ...

AirAsia has made its next move to pivot towards becoming an integrated travel and lifestyle platform. It has now expanded its AirAsia.com online services to include selling tickets on competitor ...

Low-cost carriers in Asia are expanding rapidly as they compete for an increasing number of travelers from countries such as Indonesia and the Philippines. The WSJ's Deborah Kan explains the growth ...