BIG AVIATION REPORT

Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 06:07:01 MT

FLIGHTGLOBAL · AIRLINES

DEFIANT FERNANDES TALKS UP AIRASIA BRAND POWER, BUT OPERATING REALITIES LOOM LARGE...

In a two-hour press conference, AirAsia’s co-founder insisted the airline was still very much alive, even though it has taken a financial battering.

SCOTT: Ask what this does to pairings, the MEL, and the jumpseat. Press releases are written for investors. You fly the leftover.

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