AirAsia CEO Fernandes and chairman step aside as Airbus bribery allegations probed
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes and Chairman Kamarudin Meranun will step aside for at least two months while the airline and authorities investigate allegations Airbus paid a bribe of $50 million (38.17 million pounds) to win plane orders from the company.A committee comprising the non-executive members of AirAsia's board will review the allegations and take any necessary action, Asia's biggest budget airline said on Monday.Fernandes, one of the aviation industry's..