Fernandes says to exit as AirAsia boss ‘soon’

SEPANG, Dec 8 — AirAsia boss Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said today he may step down as chief of Asia’s largest budget carrier soon.

According to Bernama, he dropped the hint at AirAsia’s 10th anniversary bash here today but did not provide an exact timeline.

AirAsia sangkal dakwaan mahu KLIA2 lebih besar (3 GAMBAR)

Pertelingkahan antara AirAsia Bhd dan Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) menjadi semakin hangat apabila syarikat penerbangan kos rendah itu menyangkal dakwaan pengendali lapangan terbang tersebut bahawa AirAsia merupakan alasan utama mengapa kos terminal tambang murah baharu, atau KLIA2, meningkat dengan ketara.

Syarikat penerbangan itu dalam satu kenyataan  berkata, ia tidak meminta pembinaan KLIA2 yang lebih besar.

Malaysia Airports MD mum on sacking rumour

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) managing director Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad has refused to respond to speculation that he could be sacked from his post as early as this evening.

“No comment,” he told The Malaysian Insider via text message when contacted today.

Speculation is rife Bashir (picture) will be removed by Khazanah Nasional Bhd following his increasingly acrimonious dispute with AirAsia boss Tan Sri Tony Fernandes over a recent airport tax hike and the inflated cost of the KLIA2 terminal.

Is AirAsia working against MAS’ interests?

The proposed establishment of Caterham Jet Sdn Bhd by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes to serve as a super premium airline is mindboggling and comes in the wake of troubling happenings in the Malaysian aviation industry.

One wonders what’s going to happen to MAS. Three months after the share swap deal between AirAsia and MAS, wasn’t any consolidation done? Isn't saving MAS the prime effort now by all its shareholders, including Fernandes, rather than to go and start yet another airline?