<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（吉隆坡17日讯）亚洲航空集团（AirAsia Group Bhd）总执行长丹斯里东尼费南德斯证实，该公司股东批准其以7亿6800万美元（32亿令吉）脱售25架飞机予美国全球私人投资公司Castlelake LP。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>东尼费南德斯发布推文说，亚航今早在股东特别大会（EGM）上获得了股东的批准。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>他说：“高价脱售飞机套现及避免剩余风险，并让我们回退现金给股东及投资于我们的新数字业务。”</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>截至下午3点40分，亚航报2.46令吉，跌1仙或0.41%，共450万股转手，市值达82亿6000万令吉。</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（编译：魏素雯）</p></div>


（吉隆坡17日讯）亚洲航空集团（AirAsia Group Bhd）总执行长丹斯里东尼费南德斯证实，该公司股东批准其以7亿6800万美元（32亿令吉）脱售25架飞机予美国全球私人投资公司Castlelake LP。

东尼费南德斯发布推文说，亚航今早在股东特别大会（EGM）上获得了股东的批准。

他说：“高价脱售飞机套现及避免剩余风险，并让我们回退现金给股东及投资于我们的新数字业务。”

截至下午3点40分，亚航报2.46令吉，跌1仙或0.41%，共450万股转手，市值达82亿6000万令吉。

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亚航获股东批准 售25飞机予Castlelake

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<p>Maybank IB is the first from a total of fi...

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<p>KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had never instructed 1Malaysia Development Bhd’s (1MDB) management to transfer a total US$1.03 billion to Good Star Ltd, a company linked to the fugitive Low Taek Jho (Jho Low), the court heard on Thursday.</p>
