AirAsia’s Comac gamble


TAN Sri Tony Fernandes, chief executive officer of Capital A Bhd, AirAsia’s parent company, has built his reputation by tearing up the aviation rulebook.

Two decades ago, few believed his vision of transforming a struggling Malaysian carrier into Asia’s biggest low-cost airline.

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