QNH you are very well informed, do you happen to work for Air Asia?
Well all that was said seems to be what will happen as Tune Air take over the day to day running of Air Asia.
I also heard that they have a pretty solid team at work in their office in MUI plaza downtown KL. On the issue of rated 737 pilots I guess this will have to do with the availability of locals with the rating and experience levels to maintain a safty balance. I believe that currently Air Asia is generally run by ex RMAF pilots, well need I elaborate further. I fighter pilot I fly F5E I know it all. Yeah, what's this got to do with civilian airline ops.
Did some checking on the senior pilots and check and training all ex RMAF. Thus, I reckon that standards may need some audit to ascertain if the pilot is in control or the FMC is the only thing keeping the aircraft in the air. Or perhaps it is the DCA contacts, yep, all ex RMAF too. I have seen the standards in flying ability of the RMAF pilots in my stint in MAS and boy 1% excellent 99% hopeless. As for DCA well they can only do base checks with their friends because most would fail if they flew with ordinary AE's.
On a closing note, I wish the new management the best of luck and I hope success is theirs, all it takes is prudent management. Get rid of all the politics and lazy fellows and keep it simple and profitable. Unfortunatly, the slack attitude and ex airforce mentality are the real stumbling blocks to be overcome.
Make it work boys,
Captain Wooblah.