Air asia is all cheap and friendly until any sort of holiday approaches. Prices go through the roof at school holiday, c-mas and so on. I reckon they're still better than jetstar, but keep in mind the pilots are indons and i think everyone knows that nation does not have the greatest safety record.
How much is it worth to you to have an aussie crew is what you should be asking yourself when booking your tickets.
Hah, if Australian aviation serviced a population of 250 mill over an archipelago that actually had some hills, volcanoes and weather other than the norm of 8/8 blue, would the records be any different?