AirAsia Bhd group CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes is optimistic about his India venture taking off soon as well as changing the travel mood of India with a population of 1.3 billion people. File picture shows Co-founder/Director of AirAsia X, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes (third, right) and President and Chief Executive Officer of Airbus, Fabrice Bregier (second, left) holding a plane model of AirAsia X, surrounded by officers from Airbus and AirAsia X during the signing ceremony in Paris recently to purchase 25 A330-300s from Airbus valued at US$6 billion. - Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes has been named “Airline Industry Leader of the Year” at the Aviation 100 Awards held in Dublin, Ireland.
In a statement yesterday, AirAsia said Fernandes was recognised for pushing the boundaries of the aviation industry.
