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	100 more A320s for AirAsia
		AirAsia placed its original order for 60 A320s in March 2005, with a re-order for an additional 40 aircraft announced at the Farnborough Airshow in July 2006.
		The A320s are steadily replacing AirAsia's old generation Boeing 737 fleet and are destined to do the same at Thai AirAsia and Indonesia AirAsia in 2007 and 2008, respectively.
		AirAsia just turned five in December 2006 and we have carried over 27 million guests to date.
	www.airbus.com /en/presscentre/pressreleases/pressreleases_items/07_01_08_AirAsia.html (516 words)

	Air Asia X may delay launch by a year - Boston.com
		AirAsia X, Malaysia's new long-haul budget airline, may delay its commercial launch by a year to the third quarter of 2008 because it can't lease wide-bodied aircraft at the right price, a top executive said Tuesday.
		AirAsia X is set to buy up to 15 aircraft this month -- five fewer than earlier planned -- but those aircraft will only be delivered from the third quarter of 2008, he said.
		AirAsia has an option to buy up to 30 percent of AirAsia X. Raja Azmi said leasing costs have skyrocketed partly because delays in the delivery of the Airbus A380 super jumbo has forced airlines to seek leased aircraft.
	www.boston.com /business/articles/2007/03/13/air_asia_x_may_delay_launch_by_a_year (497 words)

	AirAsia hopes to fly to Singapore - Boston.com
		Malaysia's AirAsia is close to flying to Singapore, one of the region's busiest aviation hubs, its chief said Tuesday, after the budget carrier reported a 143 percent on-year surge in net profit in the quarter through June.
		KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia --Malaysia's AirAsia is close to flying to Singapore, one of the region's busiest aviation hubs, its chief said Tuesday, after the budget carrier reported a 143 percent on-year surge in net profit in the quarter through June.
		AirAsia, which has about 40 planes now and has ordered 100 Airbus 320 planes for its fleet expansion, said it has received seven of the new aircraft up through the end of June.
	www.boston.com /business/articles/2006/08/29/airasia_says_net_profit_soared_in_4q?mode=PF (462 words)

	AirAsia plans to beat Jetstar to the punch on cheap flights to Malaysia
		ASIA'S largest low-cost carrier, AirAsia, has issued the biggest challenge to Jetstar's international operations to date, announcing plans to be the first budget carrier to operate between Australia and Malaysia.
		AirAsia founder Tony Fernandes said yesterday his airline's new long-haul offshoot — AirAsiaX — planned to begin services on September 8, either to Avalon Airport or Adelaide.
		AirAsia's plans come on top of Viva Macau's confirmation this week that it planned to become the first low-cost Asian carrier to fly to Sydney in July.
	www.theage.com.au /news/business/airasia-plans-to-beat-jetstar-to-the-punch-on-cheap-flights-tomalaysia/2007/05/17/1178995324342.html (647 words)

	AirAsia embarks on 2nd chapter (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Part one is over, and AirAsia has established itself in the industry,” he said, adding that the airline could now reap the benefits of its hard labour.
		AirAsia expects passenger volume to hit 18 million by end-2007, backed by an increase in the number of aircraft and destinations.
		AirAsia, currently in the process of phasing out its B737-300s, would become the largest A320 operator in the Asia Pacific region by 2012.
	www.thestar.com.my /services/printerfriendly.asp?file=/2006/12/27/business/16419327.asp&sec=business (927 words)

	ooBdoo
		Thai AirAsia (Thai: ไทยแอร์เอเชีย) was established on 8 December 2003 as joint venture with Shin Corporation.
		AirAsia Lanka, formerly HolidayAir, is an upcoming LCC based in Sri Lanka.
		As of July 2006, the AirAsia Group fleet consists of 35 Boeing 737-300 (148 seater) and 11 Airbus A320 (180 seater) aircrafts.
	www.oobdoo.com /wikipedia/?title=Air_Asia (1345 words)

	AirAsia to buy 80 new planes - Breaking News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		AirAsia, which is credited with revolutionising cheap air travel in the region, wants to place 40 firm orders and 40 options from either of the two trans-Atlantic rival aircraft manufacturers, the company CEO Tony Fernandes was quoted as saying by the national news agency Bernama.
		AirAsia, which is scheduled to be listed on Malaysia's main stock exchange Bursa Malaysia Bhd on Nov. 22, currently has a fleet of 19 leased and five fully owned aircraft - all of them Boeing 737-300s.
		AirAsia carried 1.8 million passengers in 2003 and expects 3.2 million passengers this year, rising to 6 million in 2005.
	www.theage.com.au - !http: //www.theage.com.au/news/Breaking-News/AirAsia-to-buy-80-new-planes/2004/11/13/1100227622716.html (434 words)

	airasia : Asia Forum - Travellerspoint
		Instead, AirAsia guests are given the choice of purchasing a variety of mouth watering and yummy treats and drinks on board at a surprisingly low price.
		AirAsia adopted this policy so that you are encouraged to board the aircraft early and avoid guest related delays.
		Of course, AirAsia's boarding procedures allow provisions for the elderly, handicapped and families with children to be given priority, provided they are at the boarding gate when boarding commences.
	www.travellerspoint.com /forum.cfm?thread=9231 (930 words)

	AirAsia proposes public offer of 700mil shares - 2Bangkok.com Forum (Site not responding. Last check: )
		AIRASIA Bhd, which has received regulatory approvals for a main board listing, is proposing a public offer of 700.5 million shares of 10 sen each, of which 116.8 million will be allocated for public subscription.
		AirAsia's sharp takeoff has drawn the attention of national carriers in the region, with two having launched their own Singapore-based budget airlines in AirAsia's slipstream this year.
		AirAsia is securing approvals to fly to key cities Xiamen, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Chongqing and Hainan from Bangkok through its unit, Thai AirAsia.
	www.angkor.com /2bangkok/2bangkok/forum/showthread.php?t=385 (1604 words)

	TODAYonline (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Low-cost carrier AirAsia may finance the purchase of 27 Airbus aircraft in the local market, in a billion-dollar deal that would be a major boost for the Malaysian finance sector, officials and analysts announced.
		Low-cost carrier AirAsia may finance the purchase of 27 Airbus aircraft in the local market, in a billion-dollar deal that would be a major boost for the Malaysian finance sector, officials and analysts said.
		Malaysia's AirAsia is the single largest buyer of the A320-200 in the Asia Pacific region, with plans for the 100 aircraft to completely replace its current fleet of 28 single-aisle, 148-seat Boeing 737-300s.
	www.todayonline.com /articles/123711.asp (587 words)

	Asia Times Online :: Southeast Asia news - Malaysia's AirAsia broadens its horizons
		AirAsia X is expected to order up to 20 wide-body Airbus A330s or Boeing 777s this month and will commence services with two to three aircraft.
		They will use their AirAsia experience to ensure that AirAsia X is a lean and efficient operation that exploits the Internet and the latest airline-management systems.
		AirAsia X could provide meals, but given Fernandes' low-cost zeal, it is more likely to sell a wide range of food, drinks and entertainment when services take off in July.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Southeast_Asia/IA06Ae02.html (801 words)

	AirAsia flight cancellations staggering
		AirAsia has repeatedly proven it is economical with the truth and it is not even close to approaching acceptable international standards organisationally.
		Yes, the latest independent figures from the renowned flightstats.com highlighted AirAsia's staggering 67 flight cancellations compared to Australia’s Jetstar Asia which had a mere four between January and March.
		Add to this AirAsia's pocketing of refunds and airport taxes that should and could be returned to tens of thousands of customers and misleading marketing that is widely seen as illegal in the civilised world.
	www.malaysiakini.com /letters/81449 (411 words)

	Channelnewsasia.com
		An announcement to double AirAsia's fleet would be made in the weeks ahead while on Friday AirAsia and FAX would hold a press conference at 0230 GMT regarding its long-haul ambitions, the source said.
		AirAsia now has a fleet of 50 aircraft - 15 A320s and 35 Boeing 737-300s and has opted for Airbus in order to reduce costs with a fleet of just one single type of jet.
		AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes has a 50 percent stake in FAX which operates rural air services in Sabah and Sarawak on Borneo island.
	www.channelnewsasia.com /stories/afp_asiapacific_business/view/250592/1/.html (682 words)

	Goan Voice UK: supplement on Tony Fernandes
		AirAsia, which expects to report a profit of 20 million ringgit ($5.3 million) on sales of 330 million ringgit for the year ended June 30, may go public in as early as 2006.
		AIRASIA Sdn Bhd chief executive officer (CEO) Tony Fernandes isn’t surprised that he is often compared with Virgin Group founder and chairman Sir Richard Branson.
		AirAsia's call centre in Bangkok is a beehive of activity as 40 young Thais process 6,000 calls daily, including inquiries and bookings from first-time flyers, its manager Nuanphan Manuk said.
	www.goanvoice.org.uk /supplement/TonyFernandes.htm (7061 words)

	AirAsia approves IPO to raise $200m - Sify.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		AirAsia, the budget carrier, will launch an initial public offering on the Kuala Lumpur stock exchange in the fourth quarter that is expected to raise about $ 200 million.
		AirAsia says it has the lowest operating costs in the industry at 2.5 US cents per available seat-kilometre.
		AirAsia, which began operating in late 2001, expanded from its Malaysian domestic market last year by establishing a joint venture operation in Thailand that flies to Singapore and Indonesia.
	sify.com /finance/fullstory.php?id=13438242 (284 words)

	Asia Finest Discussion Forum > Malaysia Airlines, Air Asia
		AirAsia on Nov. 28 posted its fifth quarterly profit of 11.8 million ringgit in the three months ended Sept. 30, after the company attracted more passengers with low fares and said it expects full-year profit to increase from a year earlier.
		AirAsia Bhd is giving away a whopping two million one-way tickets for free from Dec 7 to Dec 28 for travel between Feb 7 and Oct 10, 2006, in conjunction with its fourth anniversary.
		AirAsia said it would be undertaking an aggressive regional advertising campaign to be launched simultaneously in eight countries for the first time from yesterday.
	www.asiafinest.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t9126-50.html (7965 words)

	AirAsia touches down in Clark Pampanga - Now Everyone Can Fly
		Meanwhile, another AirAsia flight AK 502 from Kota Kinabalu in Sabah Malaysia have landed yesterday at approximately 4:05 in the afternoon with around 102 passengers on board in this inaugural flight.
		AirAsia is no stranger to charting milestones throughout its 3 year operation.
		Thai AirAsia, a joint venture with Shin Corporation, Thailand’s largest telecommunication conglomerate, took to the skies in Feb 2004 while PT AWAIR was re-launched as an Indonesian based low fare airline on Dec 8th 2004.
	www.lakbaypilipinas.com /press_releases/2005040605_airasia_launch.html (646 words)

	AirAsia Deepens No-Frills Battle
		In Singapore, AirAsia faces competition from newly planned Tiger Airways, set up by Singapore Air and the founders of European no-frills carrier Ryanair, and ValuAir, which is expected to launch in the second quarter of this year.
		Fernandes has said he expected the Thai operations to be profitable by the fiscal year ending in June, when another regional deal could be in the bag, possibly Singapore, to tap its wealthy pool of regional tourist travelers.
		AirAsia, which took delivery of two Boeing 737-300 aircraft in October to expand its fleet to nine, aims for 20 planes by the end of 2004, a target that could force it to decide in February whether to launch an initial public offering.
	news.airwise.com /stories/2004/01/1074247478.html (441 words)

	Brudirect.com - Local News
		Malaysia's low-cost carrier AirAsia said Sunday it soon hopes to fly to Brunei and to new destinations in Indonesia and Cambodia following the arrival of two new A320 Airbus aircraft in December.
		Fernandes said that AirAsia was also planning to establish flights to key historic sites in Southeast Asia in response to growing tourist demand.
		While AirAsia reported its net profit for the year to June as RM111.63 million, budget airline Tiger Airways, a unit of the state-owned Singapore Airlines, and JetStar Asia, in which the government has a stake, are unprofitable, the Financial Times newspaper said last month.
	www.brudirect.com /DailyInfo/News/Archive/Nov05/141105/nite02.htm (361 words)

	Daily Express, Sabah, Malaysia -- News Headlines (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Kuala Lumpur: Low-cost carrier AirAsia may finance the purchase of 27 Airbus aircraft in the local market, in a billion-dollar deal that would be a major boost for the Malaysian finance sector, officials and analysts said.
		Officials familiar with the ringgit financing option say the cost of the 27 A320 aircraft could be about 1.0 billion US dollars and that the central bank was pushing for a ringgit financing as the market was "flush with liquidity".
		Last year AirAsia secured a loan estimated at about 1.5 billion US dollars at attractive rates from foreign lenders to finance 33 of the 100 planes it has ordered.
	www.dailyexpress.com.my /news.cfm?NewsID=42549 (418 words)

	news - AIRASIA INCREASES FLIGHTS TO PADANG (Site not responding. Last check: )
		/noticias.info/ AirAsia announced that it is increasing the frequency of flights to Padang due to high demand for the route.
		AirAsia flight AK 942 departs daily from Kuala Lumpur at 7.50 am and arrives in Padang at 8 am (local time).
		AirAsia flight AK 943 departs daily from Padang at 8.30 am (local time) and arrives at KL International Airport at 10.35 am (local time).
	www.noticias.info /asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=117452&src=0 (303 words)

	Manila Bulletin Online
		AirAsia, the leading and largest low fare airline in Asia, has recently launched its biggest online campaign at www.airasia.com that offers an exciting range of super low-fare deals beginning from RM 0.99.
		In fact bookings on all AirAsiaâs domestic and international flights in the Super Deals promotions can also be made for travel right up to March 2007.
		AirAsia is committed to do what we do best offering low fares and great service to exciting destinations," said Kathleen Tan, Executive Vice President-Commercial, AirAsia Berhad.
	www.mb.com.ph /issues/2006/05/19/TOUR2006051964455.html (299 words)

	Welcome to AirAsia.com...now everyone can fly... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		AirAsia flight AK 694 will depart Johor Bahru at 2.20pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and arrives at approximately 1 and a half hours later in Sibu at 3.55 pm.
		AirAsia presently operates daily domestic flights from Johor Bahru to Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Miri, Kota Kinabalu and Penang.
		Thai AirAsia, a joint venture with Shin Corporation, Thailand’s largest telecommunication conglomerate, took to the skies in Feb 2004 while PT AWAIR was re-launched as an Indonesian based low fare airline on Dec 8 th 2004.
	www.airasia.com.my /site/en/pressRelease.jsp?id=a78802b0-c0a8c85d-eb784700-98d9df22 (697 words)

	news - AIRASIA PILOTS RETIRES AT 65! (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sepang — AirAsia, the leading low fare, no frills airline in Southeast Asia, held a reception at KLIA today to celebrate the retirement of 2 of its most senior captains.
		In 2002, AirAsia having recognized the invaluable pool of experience and knowledge of its senior flight crew, had lobbied for the Ministry of Transport Malaysia to extend the age limit imposed on pilots at that time.
		Meanwhile, the retirement age for AirAsia’s cabin crew was also raised to 55 years, instead of the industry practice of 45 years for women crew.
	www.noticias.info /asp/aspcomunicados.asp?nid=82461 (968 words)

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