AirAsia Eyes U.S. Listing of Digital Business This Year
- Airline has hired accountants to change to U.S. accounting
- Budget carrier will get its first freighter plane in September
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AirAsia Group Bhd. is exploring the possibility of listing either its AirAsia Digital or AirAsia SuperApp in the U.S as early as this year, as Southeast Asia’s second-biggest budget carrier plans to expand its digital operations, the airline’s chief executive officer said.
“We’ve received a lot of interest from SPACs,” AirAsia Group Chief Executive Officer Tony Fernandes said in an interview, referring to special purpose acquisition companies. “We have hired accountants, so we are taking it quite seriously to change our accounts” to follow U.S. methods.