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No-frills aviation company Nok Air is looking to gain a foothold in booming Chinese market.

Budget Airlines Nok Air Comes to China

Oct 08, 2016 02:11 AM EDT

With China being one of the most important markets for airlines, the so-called no-frills aviation company, Nok Air, is looking to gain a foothold in the booming Chinese market.

AirAsia's Chief Says Company is Seeking Joint Venture Partner in China

Girish Shetti |

Aug 18, 2016 09:28 AM EDT

AirAsia Group's chief Tony Fernandes has revealed that the company is planning to strike a joint venture in China, as the Malaysia-based low-cost airline seeks to tap into China's booming aviation sector.

AirAsia QZ8501 Crash Due to Rudder Problem, Pilot Response - Investigators

Carlos Castillo |

Dec 01, 2015 09:00 PM EST

The crew's response to malfunctioning equipment was among the major factors behind the AirAsia plane crash that claimed the lives of 162 people in December last year, Indonesian officials disclose in a report issued Tuesday.

AirAsia Captain Out of Seat Before Plane Crashed: Report

Raymond Legaspi |

Jan 31, 2015 06:33 AM EST

The captain of the AirAsia Indonesia plane that crashed into the Java Sea in December left his seat for an unusual step when the aircraft spun out of control, Reuters reported, quoting two sources privy to the air crash investigation.

Ill-Fated AirAsia Plane Climbed Too Quickly -Indonesia Transport Minister

Raymond Legaspi |

Jan 21, 2015 01:40 AM EST

Doomed AirAsia flight QZ8501 ascended to an unusually high altitude at above normal speeds moments before it disappeared and crashed into the Java Sea last month, Indonesia's transport minister said on Tuesday.

AirAsia Flight 8501 Data Recorder Recovered by Indonesian Searchers

Raymond Legaspi |

Jan 12, 2015 03:16 AM EST

Divers from the Indonesian navy have recovered one of the black boxes - a flight data recorder - of doomed AirAsia flight QZ8501, which can provide the important pieces of the puzzle why the plane crashed into the Java Sea on December 28.

AirAsia Flight 8501 Black Boxes Found -Indonesian Searchers

Raymond Legaspi |

Jan 11, 2015 10:01 PM EST

Divers will try to raise the black boxes of AirAsia flight 9501 from the bottom of the sea on Monday after investigators believe they have zeroed in on their signal, an Indonesian search coordinator said on Sunday.

AirAsia Tail Might Have Been Found Already, Officials Report

Kat De Guzman |

Jan 05, 2015 10:28 PM EST

A naval patrol vessel might have already located a section of the crashed AirAsia flight, where the black box voice and the flight data recorders are situated, according to reports by Indonesian officials.

Indonesian Pilots Irked With Transport Minister’s AirAsia Blame Game

Raymond Legaspi |

Jan 05, 2015 07:54 PM EST

Pilots in Indonesia cry foul over a transportation official's recent announcements, which blame Indonesia AirAsia for apparent procedural lapses that led to the disappearance of flight QZ8501 over the Java Sea on December 28 last year.

Families Of AirAsia Victims Turn To God To Ease Their Grief

Desiree Sison |

Jan 05, 2015 04:26 AM EST

The families of the AirAsia victims cried, sang, and prayed in a tiny chapel in Surabaya to strengthen their faith amid the tragedy they are facing.

Indonesia Search And Rescue Team Detects Large Objects On Java Seabed

AirAsia Search Teams Detect Large Objects on Java Seabed

Desiree Sison |

Jan 03, 2015 03:40 AM EST

The Indonesia search and rescue team has spotted two large objects on the seabed of Java as it continues to recover more bodies of the victims that perished in the AirAsia crash.

Good Weather Aids Search For AirAsia Victims, Blackbox

Desiree Sison |

Jan 02, 2015 05:08 AM EST

Good weather has helped searchers in finding more bodies of the ill-fated Airasia Flight 8501 as it retrieved seven bodies last Thursday

AirAsia Zest Passengers Rush Off Emergency Exits After Plane Skids Off Philippine Runway

Raymond Legaspi |

Dec 31, 2014 01:32 AM EST

Passengers rushed out of an AirAsia Zest aircraft on emergency inflatable slides on Tuesday after it overshot the Kalibo airport runway in the central Philippines.

Families Of Missing AirAsia Passengers Break Down On Broadcast Of Floating Bodies

Raymond Legaspi |

Dec 30, 2014 06:07 PM EST

Relatives of passengers on board AirAsia flight QZ8501 broke down in grief on Tuesday evening after images of floating bodies near the area where the plane disappeared were seen on television.

AirAsia Confirms Debris Found In Indonesian Waters Are From Missing 8501 Plane

Riley Grant |

Dec 30, 2014 06:03 PM EST

AirAsia made it official that the debris and other remains found today in the middle of the Java Sea were confirmed to belong to the missing AirAsia aircraft that vanished on Sunday morning with 162 people aboard.

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