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Long haul subsidiary of AirAsia. Initial operations to Gold Coast, Perth and Melbourne in Australia. Airline has firm orders for 15 Airbus A330s with further 10 options. Virgin Group and AirAsia each own 16% and Japan's ORIX (leasing) has 20% stake.
Air Asia has added London Gatwick, Paris Orly, Christchurch, Taipei, New Delhi, Tehran, Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Kansai, Hangzhou and Chengdu to its schedule by 2012.
founded - demised (age)
May 2007 - present (18years)
headquarters
, Kuala Lumpur
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base airports
related operators
current /stored fleet (19)
