KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — Low-cost airline AirAsia, owned by Capital A, has raised US$443 million (RM1.94 billion) in dual-tranche financing to refurbish planes grounded during the Covid-19 pandemic, Bloomberg News reported today.

SUBANG, July 23 — Relevant parties should have offered AirAsia Group compensation following the global information technology (IT) outage, said Capital A Bhd chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes.

SEPANG, July 23 — A special flight, chartered under Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s directive to bring Malaysians in strife-torn Bangladesh home, departed the Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 2 at 7.30am.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 — A recent global IT outage caused airlines to lose millions in revenue and created chaos due to system failures, said Capital A Bhd chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 — AirAsia has resumed its online check-in operation at 2pm today, after the carrier was thrown into turmoil by a global information technology (IT) glitch since late afternoon yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 — AirAsia will continue with its operations to connect guests to their destinations while noting that manual processing remains the most reliable and secure method as it makes every effort to recover following the global information technology (IT) glitch.

SEPANG, July 19 — Travellers at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 2 have had to endure long queues today, thanks to a global tech outage that has affected airports around the world.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 — AirAsia’s core reservation and check-in system have been affected by a global information technology (IT) issue, the low-cost carrier said on social media posting.

LONDON, June 25 — AirAsia has been awarded the World’s Best Low-Cost Airline at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2024, marking its 15th consecutive win in the low-cost carrier segment globally.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — AirAsia Group Sdn Bhd (AAG) is poised to be listed on Bursa Malaysia in September, taking over the listing status of AirAsia X Bhd, said Capital A Bhd chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — Capital A Bhd has entered into a conditional share sale and purchase agreement with AirAsia Group Sdn Bhd (AAG) to dispose of its 100 per cent equity interest in AirAsia Aviation Group Ltd (AAAGL) and AirAsia Bhd (AAB) for RM6.8 billion.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Malaysia Airlines is offering affected customers a one-time change to their travel itinerary free of charge or opt for a full refund irrespective of their fare family due to Indonesia’s Mount Ruang volcanic eruption.

KOTA KINABALU, April 18 — Malaysia Airlines cancelled 19 flights between the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and destinations in Sabah and Sarawak today following the volcanic eruption at Mount Ruang, Indonesia.

KOTA KINABALU, April 18 — Several Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia flights between Sabah, Sarawak, and Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) were cancelled today due to the volcanic eruption at Mount Ruang, Indonesia.

SEPANG, March 4 — Airlines can start charging carbon levy once the amendments to the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Code of Conduct) Regulations 2018 have been finalised by the Malaysian Aviation Commision (Mavcom) in April, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

SEPANG, March 4 — The proposal to retain the six per cent service tax for domestic flights will be discussed in this week's Cabinet meeting, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

CHENNAI, Feb 28 — AirAsia is actively pursuing opportunities to explore and obtain bilateral rights to fly into Tier Two and Tier Three cities in India in an effort to grow its network across the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — AirAsia is offering a flash sale to Almaty in Kazakhstan, starting from RM88 all-in one-way fare.

JAKARTA, Jan 19 — AirAsia will have daily Jakarta-Kuching flights from the current thrice a week starting from February 8.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — AirlineRatings.com has named AirAsia Group, including medium-haul affiliates AirAsia X and Thai AirAsia X, as one of the safest low-cost carriers in the world for 2024.