On July 30 , 2016 , AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes appointed Capt. Dexter Comendador as the new CEO of the company . Comendador joined Philippines AirAsia in 2011 as director of Flight Operations , and was promoted to chief operating officer in 2015 before his appointment . Comendador is also famous in the Philippine aviation community as one of the hero pilots of Philippine Airlines Flight 434 which was bombed by terrorist Ramzi Yousef in 1994
Philippine Airlines Flight 434
Philippine Airlines Flight 434
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