Tag: Air Asia

Air Asia Exits Leasing Business with Sale of 182 Airbus Jets

Reading Time: 2 minutes Air Asia is to sell its plane leasing operations to firms managed by BBAM Ltd. and which will see the sale of an impressive 182 Airbus jets. The initial part of the deal with one of the world’s largest aircraft portfolio managers is valued at US$1.2 billion and will assist AirAsia, the region’s largest budget […]

AirAsia to Fly to US Next Year

Reading Time: < 1 minute Next year, everybody can fly to the United States – at a cheaper price. Ambitious AirAsia Bhd plans to fly to several destinations in the US, starting with Hawaii in the first half of 2017. Its AirAsia X is also considering near-term plane additions to speed up the resumption of European flights, according to a […]

Asian Aviation Centre of Excellence (AACE) inaugurates new A330 FFS

Reading Time: < 1 minute Asian Aviation Centre of Excellence (AACE), the joint venture between Air Asia and CAE, announced today it has reached another milestone since its inception in 2011 with the inauguration of a new A330 CAE 7000XR Series full-flight simulator (FFS). The new simulator is located at the AACE training centre in Glenmarie, Selangor, Malaysia and brings […]