https://www.scmp.com/rss/524605/feed The latest news and top stories on Tony Fernandes. A prominent Malaysian entrepreneur, he is best known for transforming AirAsia from a struggling entity into a highly successful budget airline. As founder of Tune Group, his diverse ventures span hospitality, sports, and media. An accountant by training, Fernandes has been instrumental in advocating for open skies agreements in Southeast Asia, facilitating global route expansion. His accomplishments include pioneering the low-cost carrier model... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Southeast Asia’s largest low-cost carrier AirAsia X said on Monday it was raising ticket prices by as much as 40 per cent and cutting routes to cushion the impact of the war on Iran, but stressed demand for flights remained high. The Malaysia-based no-frills airline said about 10 per cent of its overall flights had been cut so far. It has raised fuel surcharges by about 20 per cent, while fare prices have increased between 31 per cent and 40 per cent. Average jet fuel costs have soared to about... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3349143/airasia-x-hikes-ticket-prices-40-cut-capacity-10-iran-war-hits-fuel-costs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3349143/airasia-x-hikes-ticket-prices-40-cut-capacity-10-iran-war-hits-fuel-costs?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:41:39 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg AirAsia Aviation Group, one of Airbus’ largest customers of single-aisle jets, says testing protocols for aircraft software need to be re-examined in the wake of the weekend glitch that required an urgent update. Tony Fernandes, the founder of the Southeast Asian carrier, said it was likely the software was not thoroughly tested. “It seems a bit bizarre, it is something it has to look at, it’s obvious it wasn’t tested,” Fernandes said in an interview on Tuesday. “I’m not an expert but it failed... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3334876/airasia-boss-says-bizarre-airbus-software-glitch-good-warning-sector?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3334876/airasia-boss-says-bizarre-airbus-software-glitch-good-warning-sector?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:55:13 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu is scheduled to speak in a fireside chat on Friday during the third Family Business Summit in Hong Kong, as the city burnishes its role as the offshore fundraising hub and ‘superconnector’ between the Chinese mainland and the rest of the world. The speech is the highlight of the conference, curated by the South China Morning Post and Blue Pool Capital, with UBS as the presenting partner. The attendees – by invitation only – comprise about 150 private business... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3331821/hong-kong-leader-john-lee-speak-third-annual-confab-family-owned-businesses?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3331821/hong-kong-leader-john-lee-speak-third-annual-confab-family-owned-businesses?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Nov 2025 23:30:09 +0000 Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma Nepal’s prime minister resigned and Indonesia’s president reshuffled his cabinet after social media fanned fatal protests in two of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) partners. K.P. Sharma Oli stepped down in Nepal on Tuesday after 19 people died in violent protests triggered by a social media ban and political corruption. A day earlier, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto ditched finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and other cabinet members after eight people were killed in protests... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3325179/fatal-protests-upend-china-hopes-stability-asia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3325179/fatal-protests-upend-china-hopes-stability-asia?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Sep 2025 09:00:18 +0000 Kandy Wong,Ralph Jennings Kandy Wong,Ralph Jennings Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia has shown strong interest in acquiring the Chinese C919 passenger jet, its executive said, as part of its strategy to tap into Southeast Asia’s 700 million-strong population and capitalise on growing China-Asean business ties. “We’re in active discussions to buy the C919,” Tony Fernandes, CEO of Capital A – an investment holding company of AirAsia – told the Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong on Wednesday. “We’re the first foreign airline to be working with... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3325061/china-eyes-c919-jet-breakthrough-malaysian-airline-confirms-talks-buy-aircraft?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3325061/china-eyes-c919-jet-breakthrough-malaysian-airline-confirms-talks-buy-aircraft?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:00:08 +0000