AirAsia

• Airbus to supply 150 jets to Malaysia’s AirAsia in multibillion-dollar deal

  Airbus says the agreement with the low-cost Malaysian airline marks the largest single firm order for A220 planes in the Quebec-based manufacturer's history.

  Economy

  May 6
  
• Man arrested after allegedly attempting to open plane door twice mid-flight

  Shadi Taiseer Alsaaydeh of Jordan is also accused of assaulting an airline staff member after he was escorted to a seat in the middle of the aircraft.

  Trending

  Apr 7, 2025
  
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• Newborn’s body found in lavatory of AirAsia India flight

  A dead baby was found abandoned inside the lavatory of an AirAsia India flight that landed in New Delhi on Wednesday, police and the airline said.

  World

  Jul 26, 2018
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• Man on AirAsia flight says crew turned on air conditioning ‘full blast’ to force passengers off

  A passenger aboard an AirAsia flight said the crew attempted to force passengers off by blasting the air conditioning, causing the cabin to fill with a fog-like substance.

  World

  Jun 21, 2018
• Rudder system problem, pilot response led to AirAsia crash: Indonesian investigators

  A rudder control system problem that had occurred nearly two dozen times in the previous 12 months coupled with the pilots' response led to last year's crash of an AirAsia plane in Indonesia that killed all 162 people on board, investigators said Tuesday.

  World

  Dec 1, 2015
• Asia’s aviation industry confronts safety challenges

  A year of disasters highlight the challenges confronting the world's biggest air travel market, struggling to keep up after a decade of astonishing growth.

  World

  Apr 6, 2015
• Indonesia calls off search for remaining victims of AirAsia crash

  Indonesia has called off the search for the remaining victims of the AirAsia plane crash in the Java Sea.

  World

  Mar 18, 2015
• Divers recover more bodies from AirAsia crash, raising number retrieved to 100

  Indonesian divers have recovered several more bodies from December's AirAsia crash, bringing the total number of victims retrieved to 100, an official said Saturday.

  World

  Feb 7, 2015
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• Indonesian rescuers fail for 2nd time to lift fuselage of crashed AirAsia jet

  The second attempt to lift the fuselage of the crashed AirAsia jetliner failed Sunday as the wreckage sank back to the ocean floor when a rope linking the lifting balloons broke.

  World

  Jan 25, 2015
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• Attempt to lift fuselage of crashed AirAsia jet fails due to deflating balloons

  Rescuers lifted the fuselage of the crashed AirAsia jetliner nearly to the water's surface before it sank to the ocean floor again when the lifting balloons deflated Saturday.

  World

  Jan 24, 2015