AirAsia

AirAsia is a low-cost airline based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It operates scheduled domestic and international flights and is Asia's leading low fare, no frills airline. It is also the first airline in the region to implement fully ticketless travel and unassigned seats. AirAsia has been expanding rapidly and is very popular among the traveling public thanks to its frequent low fare deals. Its main base is the Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

AirAsia operates about 200 flights a day, to 48 destinations in 10 countries.

In Bangkok AirAsia operates all domestic and international flights from the Suvarnabhumi International Airport.

Current Air Asia destinations include:

China
Macau (Macau International Airport)
Xiamen (Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport)
Shenzhen (Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport)

Brunei Darussalam
Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei International Airport)

Cambodia
Phnom Penh (Phnom Penh International Airport)
Siem Reap (Angkor International Airport)

Indonesia
Balikpapan (Sepinggan International Airport)
Banda Aceh (Sultan Iskandarmuda Airport)
Bandung (Husein Sastranegara International Airport)
Batam (Hang Nadim Airport)
Denpasar (Ngurah Rai International Airport)
Jakarta (Soekarno-Hatta International Airport)Secondary Hub
Medan (Polonia International Airport)
Padang (Minangkabau International Airport)
Pekan Baru (Sultan Syarif Qasim II International Airport)
Solo (Adisumarmo International Airport)
Surabaya (Juanda International Airport)

Malaysia
Alor Star (Sultan Abdul Halim Airport)
Bintulu (Bintulu Airport)
Johor Bahru (Senai International Airport)Secondary Hub
Kota Bharu (Sultan Ismail Petra Airport)
Kota Kinabalu (Kota Kinabalu International Airport)Secondary Hub
Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur International Airport) Hub
Kuala Terengganu (Sultan Mahmud Airport)
Kuantan (Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport)
Kuching (Kuching International Airport)Secondary Hub
Labuan (Labuan Airport)
Lahad Datu (Lahad Datu Airport)
Langkawi (Langkawi International Airport)
Miri (Miri Airport)
Penang (Penang International Airport)
Sandakan (Sandakan Airport)
Sibu (Sibu Airport)
Tawau (Tawau International Airport)

Myanmar
Yangon (Yangon International Airport)

The Philippines
Angeles City (Diosdado Macapagal International Airport)

Singapore
Singapore(Singapore Changi Airport)

Thailand
Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi Airport)Secondary Hub
Chiang Mai (Chiang Mai International Airport)
Chiang Rai (Chiang Rai International Airport)
Hat Yai (Hat Yai International Airport||)
Krabi (Krabi Airport)
Nakhon Si Thammarat (Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport)
Narathiwat (Narathiwat Airport)
Phuket (Phuket International Airport)
Surat Thani (Surat Thani Airport)
Ubon Ratchathani (Ubon Ratchathani Airport
Udon Thani (Udon Thani Airport)

Vietnam
Hanoi (Noi Bai International Airport)

Goodrich to support Singapore Airlines` A380 charity flight

Charlotte, North Carolina, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR) will support the charitable activity surrounding the first commercial flight of Singapore Airlines' A380 aircraft by waiving its service charges for the flight and donating the equivalent sum of money to designated charitable organizations.

These organizations include: Singapore's Community Chest, Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick, The Children's Hospital at Westmead (Sydney) and Doctors Without Borders.

In August, Singapore Airlines announced its plan to auction seats on the historic first flight, which will run from Singapore to Sydney and back, and donate funds from the auction to charities in both Sydney and Singapore. As a key business partner of Singapore Airlines and the A380 program, Goodrich welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the event.

According to Paul Snyder, President Goodrich Customer Services, "We are honored to be a part of the A380 program with Singapore Airlines and are proud to support the A380 charity flight. We've worked closely with Singapore Airlines to develop a unique support offering for their fleet of A380 aircraft and are delighted to be a part of this charitable first flight initiative."

In July 2007, Singapore Airlines chose Goodrich to provide asset management services, including component and system maintenance and technical support, for the airline's fleet of 19 A380 aircraft.

The long-term agreement covers Goodrich-produced technology ranging from primary and secondary flight controls to sensors and evacuation systems. Goodrich is a major supplier of systems and equipment on the A380.

Singapore Airlines' A380 charity flight is scheduled for 25 October 2007.

Goodrich Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a global supplier of systems and services to aerospace, defense and homeland security markets. With one of the most strategically diversified portfolios of products in the industry, Goodrich serves a global customer base with significant worldwide manufacturing and service facilities.

AirAsia gets the nod for flights to Singapore

Now everyone can fly cheap to Singapore. AirAsia got the nod from the Government yesterday to operate two flights daily to the republic.

It is learnt that the Cabinet gave the nod at its weekly meeting. This decision comes a few days after Singapore's Transport Ministry said that it was keen to see further liberalisation of the air services agreement with Malaysia.

According to sources, Tiger Airways, Singapore’s own budget airline, would also be offered to fly the same route.

“This means that travellers will have a choice of not only one low-cost carrier to Singapore but two. This will surely spark a price war,” an aviation analyst commented.

On average, MAS flies seven shuttle flights a day to Singapore while SIA does it six times daily.

For the shuttle service, which is jointly operated by the two airlines, the price of a one-way ticket is RM167 while an economy non-shuttle one is RM266. Airport tax and surcharges cost RM140.

AirAsia and Tiger Airways are expected to charge about 30% of the non-shuttle fare but will have the usual cheap offers for limited seats. The two low-cost carriers will operate the route between the LCCT at KLIA and the Budget Terminal at Changi Airport.

It was learnt that AirAsia and Tiger Airways would only be allowed to operate the two flights each on off-peak hours. Sources expected the two carriers to start operations in January.

The analyst said the decision would be a big boost to the two airlines as Singapore and Malaysia were two popular international hubs aimed at different markets.

“The cheaper 40-minute flight between KLIA and Changi airports will mean more international passengers stopping in Singapore or Kuala Lumpur to make the extra hop to either place.

“AirAsia will benefit more than Tiger Airways because of the regional connections it already has. Couple that with the coming of AirAsia X, they will be able to even pull long-haul passengers from Singapore,” he added.

AirAsia chief executive officer Datuk Tony Fernandes could not be contacted for comment. AirAsia officials said he had flown to Singapore.

Fernandes had been vocal about the reluctance of the two governments to allow budget airlines to operate between the two countries ahead of the Asean open skies agreement, which will come into force in 2009.

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