If the grapevine is to be believed, they have hired quite a few number of ex Kf pilots.
this is the obvious as most the KF crew were training at Air Asia KUL training centre... the key is who will be CEO & VP Ops, Chief Pilot etc.. these are typically yes men if you see the profile at other Air Asia AOCs.
HQ in Malaysia runs the show... local AOC execute it. no questions asked.