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AirAsia, Hyundai Mobis, YG Entertainment: Asia Stocks Preview
BusinessWeek
AirAsia Bhd. (AIRA MK): Asia's biggest budget carrier said third-quarter net income fell to 152.3 million ringgit ($48 million) from 327.3 million ringgit a year earlier, according to a filing to the Kuala Lumpur stock exchange. ...
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AirAsia Q3 profit down
The Sun Daily
PETALING JAYA (Nov 23, 2011): AirAsia Bhd, the region's biggest low-cost carrier, saw its net profit for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2011 (Q3) fall 53% to RM152.3 million from RM327.3 million a year ago, despite a higher revenue of RM1.07 billion ...
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Malaysia's AirAsia Q3 net profit down 53 pct on yr
Reuters
NKUALA LUMPUR Nov 22 (Reuters) - Malaysia-based budget carrier AirAsia Bhd's third quarter profit fell 53 percent to 152.3 million ringgit ($47.83 million) from 327.3 million ringgit a year ago. Despite the year-on-year fall, the low cost carrier's ...
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AirAsia chief among Nikkei Business' 100 most influential people
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
Nov 22, 2011 (The Star - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ANN) -- AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes has been named one of the top 100 most influential people for Japan by the Nikkei Business magazine. ...
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The real winners in Air Asia-MAS deal
Free Malaysia Today
Who are the real beneficiaries in the controversial Air Asia-Malaysia Airlines share swap? The answer should not be as confusing as has been made out to be in media statements from all and sundry. Air Asia Chief Tony Fernandes isn't being very helpful, ...
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Herdman: Fuel Costs 'Squeezing' Airline Margins
Bloomberg
Malaysian Airline System Bhd., part-owned by AirAsia Bhd.'s head Tony Fernandes and partners, said it will pare unprofitable routes and accelerate the retirement of older planes after posting a third straight quarterly loss. ...
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Bloomberg
PAC to study MAS-AirAsia swap deal
Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday heard from various agencies and government ministries on the Malaysia Airlines (MAS)-AirAsia share swap deal. PAC chairman Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid said the committee would be following up on ...
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AirAsia FQ3 Net Profit Declines 53%
Benzinga
By Monica Gerson AirAsia's quarterly net profit declined to MYR152.3 million, from MYR327.3 million, in the year-ago quarter. Its revenue climbed 9.9% to MYR1.08 billion from MYR979.7 million. AirAsia's fuel expenses surged 45% to MYR421.2 million. ...
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KLIA2 to cost more than RM2.5b?
The Edge Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: In the midst of the war of words between Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha and AirAsia Bhd co-founder Tan Sri Tony Fernandes over the recent rise in airport charges, speculation is rife that the cost of KLIA2 has increased ...
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Air France-KLM transports 1400 tonnes of wine
aircargoworld
Air France Cargo-KLM Cargo's Jean-Claude Raynaud told Air Cargo World that Japan demanded the majority of the wine — 73 percent. The rest of Asia and North America tied for second place in regards to wine consumption, with 11 percent of the bottles ...
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MAS-AirAsia deal not against anti-trust laws'
Business Times - Malaysia
"We (AirAsia and MAS) are guided by strict anti-trust laws overseas and in Malaysia when the competition laws come into force next year. "We'll never be able to do anything that violates any anti-trust laws," she told a media briefing on the ...
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Malaysia Stocks: AirAsia, Bina Darulaman, IOI, PLB, Sime Darby
BusinessWeek
AirAsia Bhd. (AIRA MK), Asia's biggest budget carrier, climbed 1 percent to 3.88 ringgit, its highest close since Aug. 5. The airline carried 13.5 percent more passengers in the third quarter compared with a year earlier, it said in a statement. ...
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Air Asia X Now Flies From Gatwick Airport In London
Bernama
LONDON, Oct 25 (Bernama) -- Air Asia X has shifted base from London Stansted International Airport to Gatwick Airport with its inaugural flight departing at 5.25pm (GMT) yesterday. Air Asia X Head of Commercial Darren Wright said that the move will ...
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AirAsia Carried 7.35 Million Passengers In Q3
Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 (Bernama) -- Low-cost airline, AirAsia Bhd, carried 7.35 million passengers in the third quarter of this year, an increase of 13.5 per cent from 6.48 million passengers in the same quarter last year. In a statement Tuesday, ...
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We've Moved: AirAsia X Celebrates
eTravelBlackboard - Asia Edition
Get ready for a celebration, as AirAsia X is officially moving its station in London from London Stansted International Airport to Gatwick Airport with its inaugural flight touching down into Gatwick Airport at 15.55pm (GMT +1) this afternoon. ...
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US Pivots Eastward to Address Uneasy Allies
New York Times
By ELISABETH BUMILLER YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — China was never mentioned, but when a sailor in the Japanese Navy asked Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta here on Monday whether the United States planned to cut back its forces in Asia, Mr. Panetta knew ...
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New York Times
Growth in visitor numbers continues
guide2.co.nz
"We know there are a number of factors contributing to this growth from key Asian markets: new air connections from Jetstar Asia and Air Asia X, and strengthening Asian economies. "We continue to see more visitors from China and expect this to continue ...
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UPS 'More Optimistic' on US Economy
TheStreet.com
By Ted Reed 10/25/11 - 12:35 PM EDT ATLANTA TheStreet) -- UPS(UPS) said it reduced US-Asia air cargo capacity by about 10%, but more recently it has become a bit more optimistic about the US economy. The trans-Pacific cutback was largely "driven by ...
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TheStreet.com
Intel seeks industry effort to lower ultrabook prices
Reuters
"That's a challenging target ... in order for that to happen the price has to come down," Navin Shenoy, Intel's vice president of sales and marketing and general manager for the Asia-Pacific region, told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday. ...
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AirAsia X moves London service from Stansted to Gatwick; Osaka Kansai (second ...
anna.aero
At Kensington Roof Gardens in London, AirAsia X celebrated the airport move with a gala event. After the prize draw, Gatwick Airport's commercial director Guy Stephenson and Darren Wright, AirAsia X head of commercial, posed with the lucky winners who ...
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AirAsia X desperately seeking Sydney
e-Travel Blackboard (press release)
Even as the Initial public offering (IPO) by AirAsia X is highly probably for next year, the airlines priority at the present time is to obtain government approval to operate flights to Sydney. AirAsia chief executive Azran Osman Rani said given the ...
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AirAsia finds new London home at Gatwick Airport
The Borneo Post
NEW HOME: Photo shows (from left) Gatwick Airport commercial director, Guy Stephenson welcoming AirAsia X head of commercial Darren Wright, flanked by AirAsia X flight attendants at Gatwick Airport. KUCHING: AirAsia X Sdn Bhd (AirAsia X) officially ...
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AirAsia X moves London service to Gatwick Airport
anna.aero
At the celebrations for AirAsia X's move to London Gatwick at Kensington Roof Gardens in London, anna.aero's assistant editor Erika Neudert posed with Darren Wright, AirAsia X's head of commercial (1). Other dignitaries included Gatwick Airport's head ...
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Air Asia X chairman wants business Facebook
The West Australian
Air Asia X's chairman has proposed a "business-style Facebook" to deliver overdue help to small businesses in Commonwealth countries. Rafidah Aziz, who is also a Malaysian MP, told a round-table discussion at yesterday's Commonwealth Business Forum ...
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The West Australian
New Zealand celebrates Rugby World Cup success; tourism boosted by seven week ...
anna.aero
In April this year, both China Southern and AirAsia X launched new Asian routes to New Zealand. China Southern's chairman Si Xianmin was welcomed after arriving from Guangzhou to Auckland in the North Island by NZ Prime Minister John Key. ...
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Rossi done with test program
The Union of Grass Valley
Alexander Rossi comes around a turn during the GP2 test program with Caterham Team AirAsia over the weekend in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona, Spain — Caterham Team AirAsia concluded a positive 2011 GP2 test program with American driver Alexander Rossi, ...
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Sealed Air Misses By A Penny
Daily Markets
This combination is expected to enhance Sealed Air's earnings per share and free cash flow generation. Diversey has operations in more than 60 countries and is a market leader in Europe, Asia Pacific, Turkey, Brazil, Africa and other high growth ...
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Business Travel Prices to Increase Conservatively in 2012
MarketWatch (press release)
Business travel rate increases are likely to be conservative in North America and Europe; however, Asia and Latin America are likely to see relatively higher increases as travel demand within and to these regions remains strong. ...
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Several International Airlines commences air services to Sri Lanka.
Asian Tribune
Meanwhile, Malysia's budget airline Air Asia is expected to commence direct flights from Bangkok to Colombo at the beginning of next year. This service will be named as Thai Air Asia and it will be operated by a joint venture formed between Malaysian ...
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Panetta: US at 'turning point,' to refocus on Asia
Atlanta Journal Constitution
US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta speaks to service members at the US Yokota Air Base in Fussa, west of Tokyo, Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. Panetta arrived in Japan Monday on the second leg of a weeklong Asia tour. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara) US Secretary of ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Let The Conspiracy Theories Start; New QPR Owner Sponsors Referees
SB Nation (blog)
The referee's shirts carry the logo of AirAsia, whose parent company is the Fernandes owned Tune Group Sdn. Bhd. So what does this mean going forward? It means you get lots of conspiracy theories. I know, exciting. "I actually conveniently forgot about ...
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Fares, room rates set to surge
Sydney Morning Herald (blog)
Hotels, though, seem to be quite inexpensive around SE Asia except for KL which is probably due to the number of travellers Airasia are bringing into the country. 2008 - Airfare Syd - Macau = $575rtn incl all taxes. Now cheapest HK fare $1200? ...
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Sydney Morning Herald (blog)
Govt to consider investment by foreign carriers in local airlines
Livemint
Air Asia said on 14 October it sees no scope of investing in Indian carriers. “Indian market is not conducive for investing as the country is witnessing hyper competition along with other infrastructure bottlenecks. There are no separate terminals for ...
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Air cargo volumes on the slide in Hong Kong
ifw-net.com
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), the world's busiest air cargo hub, saw volumes fall 6.1% last month, as the European and US economic woes dampen consumer demand for high-value exports from Asia, especially China. As air freight fell to 325000 ...
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Vladivostok Air Launches Flights to Singapore
ASIATravelTips.com
Russia's Vladivostok Air has launched twice-weekly services between Singapore and Vladivostok via Hong Kong. Vladivostok Air will operate the A320 aircraft in a two-class configuration on the route, departing Vladivostok International Airport on ...
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After Iraq War, US to Shift Focus to Asia
Wall Street Journal
... Air Base in Japan. Whatever the merits of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, one of their consequences has been to divert America's gaze from the direction it had been heading—toward the Asia-Pacific region and its gathering economic strength. ...
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Wall Street Journal
Further liberalisation essential to ensure Europe's relevance
Airport Business
... economic powerhouses in Asia and Latin America. The future relevance of the European aviation market hangs in the balance.” The Single European aviation market was established in the 1990s, removing all restrictions on air services within the EU. ...
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AirAsia ASEAN Basketball League Goes Online!
Jakarta, Indonesia, 22nd October 2011 â “ In anticipation of the new season which will tip off in less than three months, the AirAsia ASEAN Basketball League ...
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Air Asia - MAS tie-up: Thousands of Malaysians frustrated by GLC ...
Media statement by Liew Chin Tong in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, 22nd October 2011: Air Asia - MAS tie-up: Thousands of Malaysians frustrated by GLC cartel ...
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AirAsia to charge check-in fee amid rising fuel costs - Home ...
Southeast Asia's largest budget carrier, AirAsia will charge a 10 ringgit (3.3 U.S. dollars) check-in fee for flights booked from Sept. 21 onwards to counter rising jet fuel prices, AirAsia said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Airport charges to impact MAS, AirAsia latest! | BorneoPost Online ...
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KUALA LUMPUR: Both Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia, are expected to see a direct impact on earnings from the higher aircraft parking and landing charges, announced by Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) on Tuesday. ...
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AirAsia tumbles, MAS gains post-deal
The Sun Daily
BY KANG SIEW LI PETALING JAYA (Aug 10, 2011): AirAsia Bhd was the biggest loser today, falling more than 10% after the budget airline and Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) entered a landmark deal on Tuesday. The stock fell 41 sen, or 10.38%, ...
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Malaysia Stocks: AirAsia, IOI, KL Kepong, Malaysia Smelting
Bloomberg
AirAsia Bhd. (AIRA) fell 2.3 percent to 3.46 ringgit, dropping for a fifth day and on course for the lowest close since July 11, after RHB Research Institute Sdn. cut its “fair value” for the stock to 3.53 ringgit from 3.96 ringgit. ...
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AirAsia changes the Malaysian equations, again
Crikey (blog)
Deep inside a very interesting analysis by CAPA of the new cross equity arrangements between the owners of AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines, there are several points that seem very relevant to the future of Qantas subsidiary Jetstar and part Singapore ...
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QPR takeover close as Air Asia tycoon Fernandes jets into London to wrap up deal
Daily Mail
Sportsmail exclusively revealed last month how the Air Asia tycoon had held talks with the club's key shareholder Bernie Ecclestone and his business partner Flavio Briatore over acquiring a majority stake in the club. Formula One supremo Ecclestone ...
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Daily Mail
The MAS-AirAsia deal: Part 1 — Sakmongkol AK47
The Malaysian Insider
AA gets the Sydney route, which its AirAsia X has been complaining about. I didn't go into breaking up the thin issue into a Bumi-non Bumi interests thing. People can say Tune Air is owned more by Bumi through Kamarudin Meranun and Aziz Bakar. ...
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AirAsia remains a 'sell': UOB-Kay Hian
Business Times - Malaysia
AirAsia Bhd, the region's biggest listed budget carrier, fell to a six-week low in Kuala Lumpur trading amid continuing concern over a planned share swap with national carrier Malaysian Airline System Bhd. Its shares fell 4.8 per cent to RM3.37 at 9:07 ...
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'MAS-AirAsia collaboration to eliminate irrational competitive pricing'the
The Borneo Post
SIDE-BY-SIDE: Photo on the left shows FireFly's cabin crew disembarking from a flight, while another photo shows an AirAsia aircraft touching down on a runway. HLIB says AirAsia, as Malaysia's only low-cost carrier player, will have better control over ...
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PRESS DIGEST - MALAYSIA - Aug 11
Reuters
Long-haul budget carrier AirAsia X has chosen Morgan Stanley as its adviser for its proposed initial public offering (IPO) for which listing plans, targeted for next year, were underway, said AirAsia group chief executive officer Tony Fernandes. ...
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ANA joins hands with AirAsia for low-cost carrier | News | Breaking Travel News

ANA joins hands with AirAsia for low-cost carrier | News | Breaking Travel AirAsia X Partners British FCO to offer Chevening Scholarships to Malaysians
ASIATravelTips.com
AirAsia X has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the British High Commission in Malaysia to jointly-fund the Chevening scholarships for Malaysian students wishing to study in the United Kingdom. The Chevening Scholarship is one of the most ...
NewsAirAsia soars to all-time high
The Edge Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Just 10 months after overtaking Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS), AirAsia Bhd's market capitalisation is now twice that of the national carrier's. Shares of the low-cost carrier (LCC) surged 15 sen to reach an all-time high of RM4.14 ...
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The Edge Malaysia
Thai AirAsia ramps up domestic flights
Bangkok Post
Thai AirAsia (TAA), which operates the most flights within Thailand, is increasing the frequency of four popular domestic routes. The no-frills carrier, 49%-owned by Malaysia's AirAsia, is to add a daily flight to its existing services from Bangkok to ...
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AirAsia and Surivipa join hands to fly hill-tribe children to Phuket beach
Phuketindex.com
Mr. Tassapon Bijleveld, CEO of Thai AirAsia officially joined hands with “Surivipa”, a popular Channel 9 TV program, hosted by Surivipa Kultangwattana, Ploi Horwang and Ploy Rattanarat Aurthaveekul. The iconic Thai TV host invited members of her fan ...
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Phuketindex.com
Snetterton Set For Four Way Clio Battle
The Checkered Flag
After seven weeks away, the stars of the 2011 AirAsia Renault Clio Cup UK are getting back on track this weekend when they head to Snetterton, with the Norfolk venue's new '300' layout set to play host to a titanic four way championship fight. ...
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The Checkered Flag
Entrepreneurial leadership for MAS and KTMB
Malaysia Star
Two good examples are Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and KTM Bhd. In MAS' case, it is interesting to know that rumours continue to swirl that a plan is being hatched to “do a deal” with that almost overpowering competitor, AirAsia, and its iconic ...
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Rockingham offers a race seat for one lucky spectator
Expert Reviews
The organisers behind the Rockingham race circuit have decided to celebrate its tenth anniversary with a very special offer: one lucky person is to get the chance to race in the Air Asia Renault Clio Cup in September. The competition is open to ...
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Regional markets pare down losses at mid-day
The Edge Malaysia
Other actives included TMS, Peterlabs, Catcha Media, KNM, Jotech, MBSB, AirAsia and Inari. Among the gainers, MNRB rose 26 sen to RM3.11, Fima Corp 12 sen to RM6.18, MBSB nine sen to RM1.65 and Asia File eight sen to RM3.89. Meanwhile, Catcha Media was ...
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AirAsia, Truly Asia, Launches Low-Cost Carrier in Japan | The ...
Tokyo. AirAsia's new venture with ANA Group of Japan will make Southeast Asia's largest budget airline a truly Asian company, AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandes said on Thursday.
Jakarta Globe RSS: BusinessTony Fernandes epitomises the term entrepreneur. A former music executive, he bought budget airline Air Asia when it had just two planes.

Last month, he lodged the biggest order for planes in aviation history. The deal for 200 jets and engines equates to about US$30 billion (Dh110 billion) in total.

But while planes have given him fame and fortune, his love of transport manifests, first and foremost, with motoring. His sideline business is as the owner and team principal of Team Lotus in Formula One, the best of the new teams to have entered the sport in 2010.

For Fernandes, the love affair with motorsport stems from his father, who used to take his young son to Formula 3000 races in Malaysia and latterly to Formula One at Brands Hatch, UK, in the 1980s.

"My first motoring experience was Formula 3000 in Malaysia and I just loved it," he said. "It wasn't necessarily the noise, the smell or the sight of it. I just loved the competition, that was what got me hooked, and also the precision of it all."

Ironically, considering his more recent involvement with Lotus, his passion for F1 began while camped outside the John Player Special tent at Brands Hatch.

"I loved JPS and Williams; those were the two teams for me," he said. "For whatever reason, I was never really hooked by McLaren or Ferrari or any of the other teams, in fact.

"I loved the colours of Lotus but I also loved Frank Williams. He was an absolute hero of mine."


Fernandes has since got to know Williams well in the F1 paddock as rival team bosses. "The thing about meeting a hero is that you hope they don't disappoint and Frank hasn't," Fernandes added. "He's a lovely guy, passionate about motorsport and who's been great for F1 over the years."

Now with his own F1 team as well as other teams in the junior formulae, Fernandes's motorsport passion has spilt over into a very serious business.

And he has already set ambitious targets for his team. "You have to be in this to win or then what is the point?" he said. "I'm a proper dreamer, I really am, so I don't do 'no' and I don't do terms like 'this is impossible'. We want to win races, of that there is no question."

When away from the track and back at home in Malaysia, the businessman does not exactly embrace the luxury sports car market.

"My first car was a Peugeot 205 and my current car is a Peugeot 205," he explained. "Okay, it's got a bit nicer as it's a convertible and there are a few other bits but there's no point having a big, luxury sports car in Malaysia. For starters, there's nowhere to park it."

In the UK, where he also has a home, Fernandes has an infinitely more eye-catching way of getting from A to B: an Aston Martin Vanquish.

He talks about the Vanquish with great pride. "It's a lovely car," he admitted. "The only downfall is I don't get enough of an opportunity to drive it."

His business dealings around the globe mean that the majority of his time is spent on planes but, while on them, his mind is more regularly on his motoring passion.

The other recent motoring venture for Fernandes has been to buy British company Caterham, something he talks about with the excitement of the youngster that used to camp out at Brands Hatch for Grand Prix weekends.

Caterham was born out of Lotus. When Lotus decided to stop making the Seven in 1973, Caterham bought the rights to continue building it.

"I had a go in a Caterham and it scared the hell out of me," confessed Fernandes, who will probably introduce the Caterham name into F1 in the near future.

Of his F1 plans, which have been disrupted by a court battle over the use of the Lotus name, Fernandes said: "If I could have written the script, I would have started with Caterham, but I didn't know that. The philosophy of Caterham is exactly what we want - lightweight, less is more and affordability."

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Datuk Seri Anthony Francis Fernandes CBE (born 30 April 1964; also known as Tony Fernandes) is a Malaysian entrepreneur and the founder of Tune Air Sdn. Bhd., who introduced the first budget no-frills airline, AirAsia, to Malaysians with the tagline "Now everyone can fly". He has since founded the Tune Group of companies.
He rose to prominence by turning AirAsia, a failing government-linked commercial airline, into a highly successful budget airline public-listed company. Fernandes was also instrumental in lobbying the then-Malaysian Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad in mid-2003, to propose the idea of open skies agreements with neighbouring Thailand, Indonesia, and Singapore. As a result, these nations have granted landing rights to AirAsia and other discount carriers.

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AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandes (C) with flight attendants. Photo: AFP AirAsia's low-cost model is reaping financial rewards, writes Clive Dorman. He has become one of the region's most successful entrepreneurs but AirAsia founder Tony Fernandes ...
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We are ready to even charter a flight or rope in AirAsia, which has agreed to help,” he told a press conference in the Parliament lobby. Anifah said 50 Malaysians have been evacuated to Tokyo from areas like Fukushima and Miyagi. ...
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It also won a heavy maintenance and SFAR 88 Modification contract from Blair Investors Corp., covering one 737-200 VIP. Lufthansa Technik Philippines extended its maintenance contract with AirAsia X covering light C checks this year on the carrier's ...
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