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Malaysia's AirAsia Group Bhd plans to launch an air taxi service and the country's first drone delivery service as the budget carrier seeks to diversify amid the coronavirus pandemic, the company's CEO said on Saturday.

Malaysian budget airline AirAsia Group Bhd. said it is seeking to launch a flying-taxi business as soon as next year. “We are working on that right now,” Tony Fernandes, the company’s chief executive officer and co-founder, said Saturday. “I think we are about a year and a half away from launching.” Fernandes was speaking in an online discussion as part of the Youth Economic Forum. With the airline business taking a hit from the coronavirus pandemic, AirAsia has been expanding in ...

KUALA LUMPUR (March 6): AirAsia Group Bhd, via its logistics arm Teleport, is partnering with the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC) — the lead secretariat of the National Technology and Innovation Sandbox (NTIS) — to launch the Urban Drone Delivery Sandbox and develop long-term viability of urban drone delivery services. In a statement today, the low-cost carrier said the pilot project for the delivery of goods from AirAsia’s e-commerce platforms including airas...

06 Mar 2021 / 17:11 H. Pix for representational purpose only. KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Group Bhd is recovering well from the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on the aviation industry, having seized the opportunity to relook at opportunities that it had not been able to do earlier and accelerated its digital transformation, said group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes. The group saw the situation as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to recharge its business, and started to focus on Asean...

AirAsia targets launch of flying-taxi business in 2022, CEO says SECTIONS Last Updated: Mar 06, 2021, 02:38 PM IST Share Synopsis “We are working on that right now,” Tony Fernandes, the company’s chief executive officer and co-founder, said Saturday. “I think we are about a year and a half away from launching.” Fernandes was speaking in an online discussion as part of the Youth Economic Forum. Malaysian budget airline AirAsia Group Bhd. said it is seeking to launch a flying-taxi busin...

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian shoppers can look forward to seeing their purchases being delivered by automated drones in the future as AirAsia Digital partners with the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC) to launch the Urban Drone Delivery Sandbox. The pilot project for the delivery of goods from AirAsia’s e-commerce platforms including AirAsia shop using automated drones is set to be carried out through a six-month phased approach at the third National Technology and Innovat...

AirAsia Group CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes: "With the digital platforms such as the super app, fintech and food business going pretty well, we are now at the end of the tunnel and excited on the diversified businesses that are coming in." - File pic is recovering well from the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the aviation industry, having seized the opportunity to relook at opportunities that it had not been able to do earlier and accelerated its digital transformation, said group chief executive...

KUALA LUMPUR: The regional budget airline AirAsia is seeking to launch an app-powered flying-taxi business as soon as next year, according to co-founder and chief executive Tony Fernandes.

NTIS - airasia explores urban drone deliveries CYBERJAYA, 6 March 2021 - Malaysian consumers can look forward to a new shopping experience as Teleport, the logistics venture of airasia Digital today partnered with Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC), the Lead Secretariat of the National Technology and Innovation Sandbox (NTIS), to launch the Urban Drone Delivery Sandbox and develop a long-term viability of urban drone delivery service. The pilot project for the delivery of...

CYBERJAYA, 6 March 2021 - Malaysian consumers can look forward to a new shopping experience as Teleport, the logistics venture of airasia Digital today partnered with Malaysian Global... | March 11, 2021