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AirAsia to expand e-comm beyond selling plane tickets

Bloomberg AirAsia Group Bhd, Southeast Asia’s largest budget carrier, wants to sell more than cheap flight tickets. AirAsia is talking to potential partners to build an e-commerce app that it wants to see overtake the size of its airline business, Group Deputy Chief Executive Aireen Omar said in an interview. The carrier, which is seen getting about 1 billion ringgit ...

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Malaysia Air reviews $2.75b 737 Max order

Bloomberg Malaysia Airlines Bhd is reviewing whether to go ahead with a $2.75 billion order to buy 25 of Boeing Co’s 737 Max jets in the wake of two fatal crashes that’s led to the global grounding of the plane, a person familiar with the matter said. Though the state-run airline hasn’t made any decision, it wants Boeing’s reassurances about ...

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Wizz Air falls on muted outlook over fare war

Bloomberg Wizz Air Holdings dropped after saying its outlook is clouded by stiff competition for passengers and a threat from air-traffic control strikes. Profit will still rise this year, to as much as $390 million, as the Hungarian discount carrier seeks to grab market share from rivals battling higher fuel costs. Investors had hoped for more, according to Morgan Stanley, ...

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