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Published in TZ Latest News 24 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Malaysia’s AirAsia X to cut more costs, defer plane orders: acting CEO

Malaysia’s AirAsia X Bhd (AIRX.KL) will cut flights on unprofitable routes, reorganize staff and defer some aircraft deliveries to turn around the loss-making long-haul budget carrier, the airline’s acting chief executive said on Wednesday. “Capacity reduction and cost-cutting within the organization would be two strategies this year,” Benyamin Ismail, the acting Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia X said in a telephone interview. Squeezed by intense competition in Southeast Asia’s crowded aviation business, the airline has lost money for the last five quarters.

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