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Malaysia Probes AirAsia Corruption Allegation in Airbus Deal

  • Anti-graft agency is already in touch with U.K. authorities
  • Airbus papers detail payment to AirAsia-linked sports team
AirAsia Bhd. aircraft stand next to boarding gates at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. 

AirAsia Bhd. aircraft stand next to boarding gates at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. 

Photographer: Charles Pertwee/Bloomberg

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Malaysia’s anti-graft agency said it’s already investigating corruption allegations surrounding AirAsia Group Bhd. as detailed in Airbus SE’s record $4 billion bribery settlement.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission is in touch with U.K. authorities on the matter, Chief Commissioner Latheefa Koya said in a statement on Saturday. Documents filed in the Airbus case said the planemaker paid $50 million in sponsorships to a sports team jointly owned by two AirAsia executives as a reward for an order for 180 aircraft, later amended to 135. The executives were not named.