Davos: Tony Fernandes, the Indian-origin founder and CEO of the AirAsia group, has called for a single aviation authority to approve licences to operate in 10 Southeast Asian nations, an issue that assumed significance after the deadly crash of the group's Flight QZ8501.
He, however, dismissed any lack of harmony that could have led to the accident on December 28 that killed all 162 people on board.
"I don't think the non-harmonisation led to the accident. But I think having one aviation authority improves standards for everybody and makes it easier for businesses to operate. And I think that goes across not just aviation, (but) across everything.
"If ASEAN is to be a common market, investors have to see us as a common market, which means one approving authority - you get one license to operate in ten countries. I point that as a point from aviation," Fernandes told Channel NewsAsia at the sidelines of the World Economic Forum here.
25/01/15 PTI/Business Standard
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He, however, dismissed any lack of harmony that could have led to the accident on December 28 that killed all 162 people on board.
"I don't think the non-harmonisation led to the accident. But I think having one aviation authority improves standards for everybody and makes it easier for businesses to operate. And I think that goes across not just aviation, (but) across everything.
"If ASEAN is to be a common market, investors have to see us as a common market, which means one approving authority - you get one license to operate in ten countries. I point that as a point from aviation," Fernandes told Channel NewsAsia at the sidelines of the World Economic Forum here.
25/01/15 PTI/Business Standard
