The wait is over - the US Big Beautiful Bill has officially confirmed the retention and extension of SAF tax credits first introduced by the Biden administration in 2022. But with major changes to qualifying criteria, will it boost production volumes at the expense of environmental integrity?  

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What happens if the US withdraws from CORSIA? Will Brazil, Russia, India and China join? Are airlines starting to buy CORSIA credits? Where are new supplies coming from? Mun Ching muses on these questions and more after an insightful week at ICAO HQ in Montreal.

As popular destinations in Asean grapple with the downsides of tourism, Mun Ching and Sylvie explore how governments and airlines like AirAsia are tackling the problem. But the solution doesn’t stop there. Find out how you can travel more responsibly and help preserve the places we love.

As airlines face growing scrutiny over their environmental claims, a groundbreaking new audit is aiming to cut through the noise by rigorously evaluating over 140 global airlines against nine key environmental criteria - and AirAsia has emerged with a perfect 10/10! 

In this episode, Mun Ching delves into the details with Geoffrey Thomas, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of 42kft.com, as he reveals why AirAsia has earned its place among the world’s top 25 airlines. Tune in for a BTS look at what sets leading carriers apart. 

Watch on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9FHgxKddu4

Read more: https://newsroom.airasia.com/news/airasia-achieves-perfect-10-in-landmark-global-environmental-audit#gsc.tab=0

From emergency landings to power banks catching fire and the growing turbulence risks linked to climate change - aviation safety is evolving fast. In this episode, Mun Ching and Sylvie sit down with AirAsia’s Chief Safety & Quality Assurance Officer, Capt. Mohamad Nasser Wahab, to unpack the real safety challenges facing aviation today.

Campaigns to include women in aviation often centre on prominent roles such as pilots but in Malaysia, female air traffic controllers are already holding up half the sky. Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) Air Traffic Controller Nur A’fifah Mansor takes us on a path of how she came to be in her profession and how she is now nurturing a new generation of controllers.

It’s time for a bird’s eye view of what’s afoot in Asean on the sustainable aviation front. Will the region be diverted in the face of headwinds from the US or will China help right the course?

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Technology has long been the backbone of our operations, driving efficiency and innovation—but it also brings new challenges. This week, we speak with AirAsia’s Chief Technology Officer, Yussman, on tackling digital risks such as the Crowdstrike outage, the transformative power of AI, and why diversity in tech is more crucial than ever.

With corporate sustainability evolving and geopolitical shifts reshaping priorities, is ESG still relevant—or is it on the decline?

Tune in as we break down our 2024 ESG results and explore whether ESG ratings truly reflect our sustainability efforts and performance.

To wrap up our first season, we chat with Myles Delfin, founder of Bike Scouts, a 100,000-strong volunteer cyclist network bridging critical communication gaps in disaster-stricken areas of the Philippines. Myles shares the challenges of relief work in a country hit by seven typhoons in just over a month. Find out how you can join his mission to build community resilience ground up.

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