AirAsia chief is 'Leader of the Year', optimistic about Indian venture


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.

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