Aircraft makers, lessors in a spot as SE Asian budget airline boom turns sour

Aircraft makers, lessors in a spot as SE Asian budget airline boom turns sour

A member of ground staff walks under the wing of an AirAsia plane at Kota Kinabalu airport, Malaysia, November 30, 2015. REUTERS/Olivia Harris/Files

Jamie Freed, Anshuman Daga

21 July, 2020

AirAsia LionAir VietJet

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