AIRASIA NEWS

MRO: Airbus, AirAsia and Sepang Aircraft Engineering set their sights high

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Sept 18^th 2019 |

Sepang Aircraft Engineering's (SAE) new development project was announced as a major aircraft order from AirAsia was finalised at the end of August (twelve A330-900s a...

AirAsia announces $30bn deal for 100 Airbus planes

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Jul 19^th 2018 |

Malaysian budget airline AirAsia Thursday announced an additional order of 34 Airbus A330neo planes, bringing the total value of its expanded 100-plane order to $30 b...

With the Nitrogen Backpack, Dedienne Aerospace speeds up turnaround times

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Mar 15^th 2018 |

A small innovation is taking on a huge market. Dedienne Aerospace has developed a new GSE solution called "Nitrogen Backpack" which is intended to facilitate the recha...

AirAsia Group organizes its fleet maintenance with Airbus and AFI KLM E&M

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Feb 14^th 2018 |

AirAsia Group took advantage of the Singapore Airshow last week to conclude several contracts concerning the maintenance of each of its subsidiaries's fleets. An agre...

AirAsia and CAE extend business

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Fri, Aug 25^th 2017 |

CAE to acquire AirAsia's shares of the Asian Aviation Centre of ExcellenceAirAsia to fully outsource its training to CAEAirAsia and CAE (NYSE: CAE; TSX: CAE) have concluded a sale and purchase agreement concerning the...

AirAsia jet returns to Australia after suspected bird strike

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Tue, Jul 4^th 2017 |

An AirAsia flight to Malaysia was forced to return to Australia shortly after take-off following a suspected bird strike, the carrier said Tuesday, the second inciden...

AirAsia plane 'shaking like washing machine' returns to Australia

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Mon, Jun 26^th 2017 |

An AirAsia flight to Malaysia was forced back to Australia Sunday due to a technical problem, with one passenger saying the plane was "shaking like a washing machine"....

AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ 8501

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Fri, Jan 2^nd 2015 |

Airbus regrets to confirm that an A320-200 operated by AirAsia Indonesia lost contact with air traffic control this morning, 28th December 2014. The aircraft was operating a scheduled service, Flight QZ 8501, from Sur...

AirAsia X places firm order for 55 A330neo

AIR TRANSPORT | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Mon, Dec 15^th 2014 |

AirAsia X, the long haul affiliate of Asia’s largest low cost airline, has placed a firm order with Airbus for 55 A330neo aircraft. This is the largest single order to date for the best-selling A330 Family and reaffir...

Rolls-Royce selected to power 65 AirAsia X aircraft with engines worth $6.2bn

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Mon, Dec 15^th 2014 |

Rolls-Royce has been selected by AirAsia X to power 10 Airbus A330ceo and 55 Airbus A330neo aircraft with engines and long-term TotalCare® support worth $6.2bn. The...

Rolls-Royce delivers 1,500th Trent 700 engine

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Mon, Dec 1^st 2014 |

Rolls-Royce celebrated the delivery of its 1,500th Trent 700 engine, with customer AirAsia X. The engine first entered service in 1995 as the first member of the Trent engine family – today it has accumulated more ...

AWAS delivers second new A330 - 300 widebody passenger aircraft to AirAsia X

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Mon, Aug 18^th 2014 |

AWAS announced that they have delivered the second of two new A330-300 widebody passenger aircraft on long-term lease to AirAsia X. These aircraft had previously been ...

AirAsia X to order 50 A330neo

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Tue, Jul 15^th 2014 |

AirAsia X, the long haul affiliate of Asia’s largest low cost airline, has signed a Memorandum of Understand (MOU) with Airbus for 50 A330-900neo aircraft. The agreement sees the airline become a launch customer for t...

AirAsia deploys 350 volunteers at klia2

AIR TRANSPORT | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Mon, May 12^th 2014 |

AirAsia deployed 350 volunteers to assist guests at klia2 airport. AirAsia Allstars (employees) from various departments join forces to assist guests at the newly launched airport. An initiative led by the AirAsia ...

AirAsia X and GE Sign MOU for CF6 Engines for Its Airbus A330 Fleet

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Mon, Apr 28^th 2014 |

AirAsia X, the long haul, low fare airline affiliate of the AirAsia Group and GE Aviation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the selection of CF6-80E1 engin...